During November 2–8, when power outages were in effect in most regions of the country, Ukraine increased electricity exports by 40.5% compared to the previous week — to 61.4 thousand MWh.
This is reported by DiXi Group with reference to Energy Map data.
Compared to last week, electricity imports increased by 8.3% - to 23.7 thousand MWh. The weekly import volume became the highest since the second half of August.
Exports exceed imports by more than 2.5 times. Exports were carried out mainly at night: the hours from 22:00 to 06:00 accounted for 63% of the weekly volume, while during the evening peak, from 16:00 to 19:00, no electricity was sold abroad.
Exports to Hungary and Moldova grew by 42.8% and 29.7% respectively, while exports to Poland and Romania decreased by 17.9% and 12.8% respectively. Electricity sales to Slovakia resumed on November 5.
Compared to last week, imports from Romania increased by 25.9%. From Poland and Hungary, the volume of purchases decreased by 37.1% and 9.0%, respectively. Since November 4, imports from Slovakia have resumed, which had been absent since September 6. There were no supplies from Moldova.
Previously, Ireland contributed an additional 25 million euros to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.
At the same time, President Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine has a plan for getting through the winter.
Ukraine has prepared an action plan for the winter period. It covers ensuring the energy sector, supplying diesel fuel, reinforcing bridges, and helping people who may be left without electricity.