According to Energy Map, in April 2026, Ukraine reduced electricity imports by 41% – to 558.3 GWh. This is the second consecutive month with a decline in purchases from abroad. At the same time, exports increased by 10% – to 33.3 GWh, but remained insignificant and were carried out only during certain hours of temporary surplus in the Ukrainian energy system.
The decline in imports and the moderate growth in exports in April were shaped by several factors. On the one hand, mostly warm and clear weather, as well as an increase in daylight hours, contributed to an increase in solar power generation and a decrease in the load on the power system due to a decrease in consumption. On the other hand, the security situation remained tense: at least three waves of massive attacks were recorded during the month (1-2, 3, and 16 April), causing damage to infrastructure and limiting available generation capacity. An additional factor was the return of differentiated price caps from April 1, which reduced the economic attractiveness of imports at certain times.
Under these conditions, consumption restrictions were periodically applied to balance the power system. However, their scale was significantly lower than in March: hourly outage schedules for households were in effect for 5 days (a total of 50 hours, or 7% of the time during the month), while capacity restrictions for businesses were applied for 9 days (103 hours, or 14%). Despite the reduction, imports remained an important balancing tool.
Import structure by country:
- Hungary – 305.6 GWh (55%);
- Poland – 125.2 GWh (22%);
- Romania – 124.2 GWh (22%);
- Moldova – 3.2 GWh (1%);
- Slovakia – 0.13 GWh (<0,1%).
Overall, supplies declined across most directions (by 33-99%), with the exception of Poland, where they increased by 7%.
For comparison, in April 2025 imports amounted to 187.0 GWh, which is three times lower than in the reporting month.
Electricity exports were carried out on all days except 9-11 April, exclusively during periods of surplus. The main volumes were directed to Hungary – 21.5 GWh (65%). Exports to Moldova amounted to 8.8 GWh (26%), and to Romania – 3.0 GWh (9%). No electricity was supplied to Poland or Slovakia.
Compared to March, exports to Hungary and Romania increased by 50% and 106% respectively, while exports to Moldova decreased by 39%.
Use of interconnector capacity for imports
The nominal capacity limit for electricity imports from EU countries to Ukraine and Moldova has been set at 2.45 GW since January. As part of this capacity is allocated to Moldova, the available commercial import capacity for Ukraine is approximately 2.1 GW. Importantly, the permitted import capacity for each country within the bloc is not fixed; it is dynamic and may vary depending on the operational conditions of the respective power systems.
In April, the average utilization of the available transmission capacity was 36.9% of the nominal level (2.1 GW), compared to 60.4% in March. The maximum utilization reached 88.4% on 19 April between 21:00-22:00, while the minimum was 7.3% on 2 April between 03:00-04:00.
At the end of the month, Ukraine imported 17 times more electricity than it exported.
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