September 8-14
- Commercial electricity exports from Ukraine increased by 2.8% compared to the previous week and amounted to 155.8 GWh. Imports, in turn, increased by 2.5% to 22.3 GWh. Thus, exports exceeded electricity imports sevenfold.
- 17.6 GW of generating capacity will be prepared for operation during the heating season, according to Energy Minister Svitlana Grinchuk.
- The average hourly price of electricity on the day-ahead market (Base DAM index) rose to 4,030.0 UAH/MWh (+13.6%) over the week.
- DTEK commissioned Ukraine’s largest energy storage complex with a total capacity of 200 MW (400 MWh), located in the Kyiv and Dnipropetrovs’k regions. Investments in the project amounted to EUR 125 million, and construction took six months.
- The Regulator published a draft law introducing a separate surcharge for renewable energy producers, which will be administered by the transmission system operator through a special agreement and a separate account in order to transparently finance support for RES producers who win auctions for the distribution of support quotas after July 1, 2026.
- Naftogaz, in partnership with the Polish concern ORLEN, has already imported about 400 mcm of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Ukraine through the terminals in Świnoujście, Poland, and Klaipėda, Lithuania.
- In December 2025, the State Geological Service will hold auctions for the sale of four special permits for the use of oil and gas deposits (Ostrovskе, Ispaske, Veneslavivske, Novodykanske). The total starting price for special permits is over UAH 516 million.
- On September 12, Denmark launched its largest national program to assist another country, with a total budget of DKK 2.8 billion (EUR 375 million). The new initiative is designed for 2025-2028 and will focus on areas such as Ukraine’s energy security, green transition, and European integration.