This will significantly affect the stability of the energy system: after the repair, another one of the nuclear power units started operating

Restoration of energy facilities in Ukraine. Photo: Getty Images

One of the nuclear power units was connected to the energy system of Ukraine after scheduled repairs. This should significantly affect the stability of the power system

This was reported by Minenergo.

It is indicated that at one of the NPPs, after planned repairs, they were completed ahead of schedule.

«This will significantly affect the stability of the power system and reduce the existing electricity deficit. We would like to remind you that the significant deficit in the energy system was caused by massive Russian attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector,» Minenergo added.

However, the situation in the energy sector remains difficult. There is a significant shortage of generating capacity in the system due to massive enemy attacks. Over the past day, the energy system of Ukraine received surplus electricity from the Polish energy system.

Shelling of the energy sector in the spring of 2024

Russia carried out the first massive shelling of energy infrastructure facilities this year on March 22. The Russian army attacked Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kryvyi Rih, Khmelnytskyi, Poltava Oblast, Vinnytsia Oblast, Lviv Oblast, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Mykolaiv Oblast, Odesa and other regions of Ukraine.

The biggest was the attack on the Dnipro hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in Zaporizhzhia. This is one of the largest and most powerful hydraulic structures in Ukraine. A rocket attack on the Dnipro HPP resulted in damage to two stations and a dam that are part of its structure.

Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Research Center, says that by winter, Ukraine needs to restore at least 25-30% of the damaged heat generation: «We need to fully involve imports. Also, before winter, we need to restore as much as possible from coal generation, from hydro generation, and build facilities in gas generation as much as possible.»

At the same time, according to the Minister of Energy Herman Halushchenko, it is not appropriate to make any predictions about the difficulty of the next winter for the energy industry of Ukraine. In his opinion, now no one will be able to say with which generation Ukraine will end up in the winter: «Actually, everything looks comforting, because the system, despite the Russian strikes, is intact.»

The BBC predicts that Ukrainians can spend up to 20 hours a day without electricity or heating in winter.

In addition, on the night of June 22, the Russians launched missile attacks on critical infrastructure facilities in various regions of Ukraine. As a result of anti-aircraft combat, 25 air targets were shot down, but energy facilities in Zaporizhzhia and Lviv regions were still damaged. Also, as a result of an enemy attack on one of the objects, two energy workers were injured.