October 13-19
- On the night of October 16, Russia launched its sixth massive strike on Ukraine’s gas infrastructure in October. The enemy used 320 strike UAVs and 37 missiles of various types, of which 283 UAVs and 5 missiles were shot down. Gas production facilities in Poltava and Kharkiv regions were targeted.
- 55% of the country’s gas production capacity is unavailable due to Russian strikes, according to Andriy Pyshnyy, head of the National Bank of Ukraine.
- On October 18, the IAEA informed of the start of repairs on the 330 kV Ferosplavna–1 line, which supplied electricity to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. The Ministry of Energy confirmed the start of work. After the completion of demining work on the other side of the front, it is planned to begin restoration of 750 kV Dniprovska line, which was disconnected on September 23.
- Due to the difficult situation in Ukraine’s power grid caused by Russian shelling, emergency power outages were implemented in some regions on October 13–18 and in all regions at certain hours. On October 16 and 17, load restrictions for industrial consumers were applied throughout Ukraine.
- Commercial electricity exports from Ukraine fell by 67.8% compared to the previous week and amounted to 5 GWh. Imports, in turn, increased by 32.4% to 86.7 GWh. Thus, imports exceeded electricity exports by 17.5 times.
- Due to the increase in the number of deficit hours, the average hourly price of electricity on the day–ahead market (Base DAM index) continued the upward trend of the previous week and rose to 7,024.2 UAH/MWh (+14.7%).
- Since the beginning of the week, gas consumption has increased by 20%, according to Natalia Boiko, Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board of Naftogaz of Ukraine.