According to data published on Energy Map, both directions of cross-border electricity trade increased during 5–11 October. Electricity imports rose by 6% compared to the previous week, reaching 13.1 GWh, while exports increased by 20% to 176.4 GWh.
Starting on 6 October, following russian attacks on energy infrastructure, capacity limitation schedules for industrial and business consumers and hourly outage schedules for households were implemented in parts of Ukraine. Despite these localized restrictions, Ukraine remained a net exporter throughout the week. According to NPC Ukrenergo, several factors contributed to this situation: the systematic destruction of generation facilities in certain regions, damage to the transmission grid, as well as substations and transmission and distribution lines, particularly near major cities. This makes it impossible or significantly more difficult to transmit electricity to certain regions and cities even when surplus generation capacity is available in other parts of the country.
Imports by country*:
- Hungary - 8.7 GWh (66.6%);
- Romania - 3.6 GWh (27.6%);
- Poland - 0.7 GWh (5.5%);
- Moldova - 0.05 GWh (0.4%).
Electricity imports from Romania and Moldova increased by 70% and 124%, respectively, while imports from Hungary and Poland decreased by 3% and 39%, respectively. No electricity imports from Slovakia were recorded for the fifth consecutive week. The average daily import volume was 1.9 GWh, with a peak of 2.4 GWh recorded on 9 October.
Exports by country*:
- Hungary - 84.9 GWh (48.1%);
- Moldova - 56.6 GWh (32.1%);
- Romania - 33.1 GWh (18.7%);
- Poland - 1.8 GWh (1.0%).
Electricity exports to Hungary, Romania, and Moldova increased by 15-26%, while exports to Poland increased eightfold, albeit from relatively low volumes. There were no electricity exports to Slovakia. The average daily export volume during the week was 25.2 GWh.
*Figures may not add up due to rounding.