According to Energy Map, between May 11 and 17, Ukraine increased electricity imports by 50% compared to the previous week, to 81.7 GWh. At the same time, exports decreased by 23%, to 17.7 GWh.
During the week, russia continued its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. In particular, on May 13-14, another massive attack on energy facilities took place, which led to power outages in a number of regions. Against this background, daily electricity import volumes increased significantly: on May 13, imports rose to 15.2 GWh (+78% compared to May 12), and on May 14, to 16.0 GWh (+87% compared to May 12).
At the same time, sunny weather at the beginning and end of the working week contributed to the active operation of residential solar power systems and reduced the load on the power system. In the middle of the week, electricity consumption increased due to worsening weather conditions. Despite this, domestic generation and imports fully covered consumer demand without the need for any restrictions.
Import structure by country:
- Hungary – 46.5 GWh (57%);
- Poland – 18.4 GWh (23%);
- Romania – 16.7 GWh (20%);
- Moldova – 0.1 GWh (<0,1%).
Electricity imports increased across all directions by 14-80%. In addition, on May 13-14, after a week-long break, imports from Moldova were resumed in small volumes – 0.06 GWh during the period from 22:00 to 23:00. Imports from Slovakia were not carried out during the week.
Over the week, Ukraine exported 17.7 GWh of electricity, which was 23% lower than the previous week. Exports were carried out daily, mainly during nighttime and daytime hours.
Export structure by country:
- Hungary – 11.4 GWh (65%);
- Moldova – 4.5 GWh (25%);
- Romania – 1.8 GWh (10%).
Supplies to Slovakia and Poland were absent during the reporting period.
