Almost 2,000 hours without power in 2024: July was a record-breaking month for outages
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- Alina Kvitko
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13:55, 04 January, 2025
Power outage in Mykolaiv. Photo: archive NikVestiIn 2024, Ukrainians were left without electricity for 1,951 hours, which is 22% of the year.
This is evidenced by generalised data published on the Energy Map portal.
The report includes only planned stabilisation outages introduced in most regions of Ukraine, while local hourly outage schedules were not taken into account.
July was the month with the highest number of outages — 582 hours, or 78% of the month, with 18 days of July without power supply around the clock.
The main reasons for the July record were:
- the aftermath of the June attacks that damaged power facilities;
- high temperatures, which increased electricity consumption;
- several power units undergoing simultaneous repairs.
In autumn, the situation stabilised, but after the massive attacks in November and December, the blackout schedules became regular again. In December, 36% of the month was without power for 36 hours.
Graphs of power outages and the number of attacks. Photo: DiXi GroupShelling of the energy sector on 25 December:
On the morning of 25 December, Russian troops shelled DTEK' s thermal power plants. The massive attack severely damaged the equipment of the TPPs. Immediately afterwards, Ukrenergo introduced emergency blackouts.
In addition, due to the massive Russian attack on Ukrainian cities, consumers in Mykolaiv and the region began to have their electricity cut off in the morning according to hourly blackout schedules.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the shelling of Ukraine by Russian troops. He noted that, according to preliminary data, more than 50 missiles and a significant number of drones were shot down.