According to Energy Map, between February 2 and 8, 2026 electricity imports to Ukraine increased by 21% to 319.3 GWh, setting a weekly import record for the past seven years*. Electricity exports have remained at zero for three consecutive months.
The increase in imports is caused by a reduction in available domestic generation following Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. In particular, massive attacks on February 3 and 7 damaged generation facilities, high-voltage substations, and transmission and distribution networks. This led to forced load reductions at nuclear power plants, which provide more than half of Ukraine’s electricity generation. The attacks occurred amid severe frost, which drove up electricity consumption.
Following the attacks, daily imports increased to 47.1 GWh on February 4 (+15% compared to February 3) and to 50.6 GWh on February 8 (+18% compared to February 7). The February 8 figure also became the highest daily import volume since July 2019*.
Import structure by country:
- Hungary – 156.8 GWh (49%);
- Romania – 59.1 GWh (18%);
- Slovakia – 55.9 GWh (18%);
- Poland – 43.8 GWh (14%);
- Moldova – 3.7 GWh (1%).
Compared to the previous week, import volumes increased in all directions, the largest increase was from Moldova (+140%). Supplies from other countries increased by 11-43%.
*since the launch of the new electricity market in July 2019; historical daily data prior to this period are not publicly available.
