KYIV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian energy system, severely damaged by Russian missile attacks in recent weeks, is now almost completely stabilised and the energy ministry said on Sunday no major imports were expected.
Ukraine’s electricity imports reached a record high at the end of March after a string of Russian missile strikes on critical infrastructure caused blackouts in many parts of the country.
Since March 22, Russian forces have been attacking Ukrainian thermal and hydropower stations as well as main networks on an almost daily basis, which has led to the blackouts.
“Ukraine’s energy system is stable and balanced,” the ministry said in a statement.
It said power exports were expected at 115 megawatt hours (MWh) on Sunday while imports could total 1,179 Mwh.
Ukraine imported a record 18,649 MWh on March 26.
National grid company chief Ukrenergo Volodymyr Kudrytskyi told Reuters last week that Russian attacks had caused significant damage to the power system, but a total collapse was unlikely.
(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk. Editing by Jane Merriman)
