August 3 – 9

  • Commercial electricity imports to Ukraine rose by 191.3% to 65.7 GWh. Exports, in turn, fell by 43.2% to 47,8 GWh. Thus, the volume of imports exceeded the volume of exports by 37.4%.
  • The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant continued to experience disruptions in its external power supply: on August 4, the plant operated on diesel generators for about an hour, and on August 8, it lost external power twice. The blackout on August 4 was the 12th since the beginning of 2026 and the 24th since the start of the Russian occupation of the Zaporizhzhia NPP.
  • The National Security and Defense Council reviewed the regions’ preparedness for the upcoming heating season and the implementation of comprehensive energy resilience plans, particularly regarding the protection of critical infrastructure and backup power supply. A separate resolution approved Kyiv’s Resilience Plan, which provides for the development of distributed cogeneration, backup power supply, and enhanced protection of the capital’s energy and heating infrastructure.
  • The EU allocated an additional EUR 30 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, bringing the total contribution to EUR 279 million. The funds will be used to restore damaged energy infrastructure and purchase critically needed equipment.
  • During a meeting with the Ukrainian diplomatic corps, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal outlined the key international financing needs to prepare the energy sector for winter. The Energy Support Fund’s uncovered needs exceed EUR 507 million; EUR 600 million are needed to restore the financial stability of the balancing market; and Naftogaz’s additional funding requirement for gas imports is estimated at EUR 400 million.
  • The NEURC prepared a draft amendment to the Electricity Market Rules, which provides for the introduction of separate marginal prices for balancing energy during load and unload periods and eliminates the impact of “system status” on pricing and the calculation of imbalances. It is also proposed to change the procedure for dispatch adjustments and, as part of preparations for market coupling, to abolish the lower limit on mandatory electricity sales by producers on the day-ahead market.

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