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30 June 2026, 14:39

Since mid-April, Ukraine’s power system had been operating without the need to impose electricity consumption restrictions. However, at the end of June, energy operators were forced to reintroduce scheduled hourly outages.

The primary reason is the impact of Russia’s large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which have significantly reduced the country’s electricity generation capacity and impaired the power transmission system.

The situation is being further aggravated by several additional factors:

  • Extreme heat. Prolonged high temperatures have led to a significant increase in electricity demand. Households, businesses, offices, shops, and shopping centres are extensively using air conditioning systems, increasing normal electricity consumption by at least 25%.
  • Scheduled maintenance at power generation facilities. Summer is traditionally the period for planned maintenance, particularly at nuclear power plants. These works are essential to ensure the reliable operation of generating units during the autumn and winter season, but they temporarily reduce the amount of available generation capacity.
  • More limited electricity imports. The heatwave is affecting not only Ukraine but also much of Europe. As electricity demand has increased in neighbouring countries, opportunities for commercial electricity imports to Ukraine are currently more limited than they were during the winter and spring.

Energy workers continue around-the-clock efforts to restore damaged generation facilities and electricity networks, strengthen the resilience of the power system, and prepare it for the next heating season.

Every consumer can contribute to maintaining the stable operation of Ukraine's power system.

We encourage consumers to:

  1. use electricity as efficiently as possible during peak demand hours (16:00–23:00);
  2. avoid using several high-power electrical appliances simultaneously.

Reducing electricity consumption during peak hours helps ease the load on the power system, supports its stable operation, and minimizes the need for electricity restrictions.