As winter approaches in Ukraine, the war-torn country could face significant electricity shortages due to attacks on its energy infrastructure.
According to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the shortage could amount to as much as 6 GW, or a third of expected total demand.
During the conflict with Russia, which has now lasted more than two years, Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has been continuously targeted by Russian forces.
Over the summer, Ukraine’s generation capacity fell by more than 2 GW below peak demand of 12 GW.
Peak electricity demand could reach 18.5 GW this winter, leaving a shortfall of 6 GW even after infrastructure repairs and higher energy imports from neighboring countries, the agency said.
In mid-August, Ukraine’s largest oil producer, Ukrnafta, announced 16 tenders announced According to local media, they want to buy gas generator sets with a total capacity of 76.4 MW. This should stabilize supplies.
The IEA said it is possible that Ukraine could meet its own energy needs if the winter is mild, but a cold winter will increase the need for import and more internal production.
Ukraine gas supply transit deal The agreement with Gazprom expires at the end of this year, an agreement that Ukraine will not extend.
The agency also ordered Ukraine to take a series of steps to address the problems.
These include strengthening physical security and cyber security of the energy infrastructure, accelerating the delivery of equipment and spare parts for repairs and the transition to a decentralised energy supply.
“IEA report points to major shortfall in Ukraine’s electricity supply this winter” was originally prepared and published by Offshore technologya brand of GlobalData.
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