Ukraine lost concerning 90% of wind and more than 40% of solar electricity generation facilities - Energy Ministry
- As a result of the Russian invasion, Ukraine lost about 90% of its wind as well as more than 40% of its solar power generation facilities.
This was announced by Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Halushchenko on the ministry's Facebook page.
"However, the load on thermal generation will certainly continue to be throughout the year. We have lost regarding 90% of wind generation and also up to 40% of solar generation. Therefore, thermal generation will certainly carry a considerable load," the Minister of Energy noted.
According to him, the main load this year, also in the summer season, will certainly fall on thermal power generation facilities. He also noted that currently the main job in the energy sector of Ukraine is to survive the autumn-winter period.
As the Ukrainian News agency previously reported, on January 2, Kuleba mentioned that the Kyiv area is fully supplied with power as well as therefore emergency situation as well as intended blackouts will not be applied in the region for the time being.
Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko notes that a blackout in Ukraine is just theoretically possible, however the energy system has actually frequently shown its durability during almost 3 months of massive strikes.
Halushchenko noted that due to substantial damage to both the generation and power transmission systems, up until the end of the heating season, electrical power supply restriction timetables will need to be used, yet they must be controlled.
