{"id":1369407,"date":"2026-03-13T19:44:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/ukraine-lacks-about-1-gw-of-electricity-during-peak-hours-shmyhal\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T19:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:44:05","slug":"ukraine-lacks-about-1-gw-of-electricity-during-peak-hours-shmyhal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/ukraine-lacks-about-1-gw-of-electricity-during-peak-hours-shmyhal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine lacks about 1 GW of electricity during peak hours \u2013 Shmyhal"},"content":{"rendered":"

The<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> power system<\/span> experiences<\/span> a capacity<\/span> deficit<\/span> of<\/span> about<\/span> 1<\/span> gigawatt<\/span> during<\/span> peak<\/span> electricity<\/span> consumption<\/span> .<\/span> As a result<\/span> ,<\/span> consumption<\/span> restrictions<\/span> are<\/span> applied<\/span> in<\/span> some<\/span> regions<\/span> .<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This<\/span> was<\/span> reported by<\/span><\/a> Energy<\/span> Minister<\/span> Denys<\/span> Shmyhal.<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to<\/span> him<\/span> ,<\/span> the system<\/span> experiences<\/span> the greatest<\/span> load<\/span> during<\/span> peak<\/span> consumption<\/span> hours<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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“<\/span> Currently,<\/span> the capacity<\/span> deficit<\/span> in<\/span> the Ukrainian<\/span> power system<\/span> during<\/span> peak<\/span> consumption<\/span> hours<\/span> is<\/span> about<\/span> 1<\/span> GW,”<\/span> the minister noted<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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The stability<\/span> of<\/span> the power system<\/span> is partly<\/span> ensured by<\/span> electricity<\/span> imports<\/span> from<\/span> the European<\/span> Union<\/span> ,<\/span> which<\/span> currently<\/span> cover<\/span> approximately<\/span> 12%<\/span> of daily<\/span> consumption.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“<\/span> Imports<\/span> continue<\/span> and<\/span> account for<\/span> about<\/span> 12%<\/span> of total<\/span> consumption<\/span> during<\/span> the day,<\/span> thanks to<\/span> which<\/span> we<\/span> are better<\/span> able to maintain<\/span> the situation<\/span> during<\/span> peak<\/span> load hours<\/span> ,”<\/span> the government official explained<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shmyhal<\/span> added<\/span> that<\/span> energy companies<\/span> are actively<\/span> restoring<\/span> generation<\/span> after<\/span> the Russian<\/span> attacks.<\/span> At the same time,<\/span> the authorities<\/span> are<\/span> betting<\/span> on<\/span> the development<\/span> of distributed<\/span> generation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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During<\/span> the<\/span> full-scale<\/span> war<\/span> ,<\/span> such<\/span> capacities<\/span> have already<\/span> added<\/span> about<\/span> 1.5<\/span> GW to the power system<\/span> .<\/span> The government<\/span> plans<\/span> to launch<\/span> another<\/span> 1.5<\/span> GW<\/span> of distributed<\/span> generation<\/span> by<\/span> 2026<\/span> thanks to<\/span> preferential<\/span> lending<\/span> programs<\/span> for<\/span> businesses<\/span> and<\/span> citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It was previously reported that as of the morning of March 13, consumers in six regions of Ukraine were without power due to Russian attacks.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Ukrainian power system experiences a capacity deficit of about 1 gigawatt during peak electricity consumption . As a result , consumption restrictions are applied in some regions . This was reported by Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal. According to him , the system experiences the greatest load during peak consumption hours . “ Currently, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":1344658,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76872,76878,76871],"class_list":["post-1369407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-feed","category-society","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1369407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1369407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1369407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1344658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1369407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1369407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}