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Ukraine faces significant energy outages as the nation's energy system undergoes restructuring with new "energy cells" and plans for 1.5 GW of gas generation. Current events include power restriction schedules due to hostilities and a capacity deficit from Russian strikes. The Ministry of Energy reports outages in multiple regions as emergency measures are frequently implemented. Increased power outage schedules will affect industrial consumers and the general public. The situation is exacerbated by nuclear plant repairs and potential regulatory decisions by NEURC. Despite efforts to repair infrastructures, challenges persist due to attacks.

What is causing the power outages in Ukraine?

Power outages in Ukraine are primarily caused by capacity deficits in the power system due to damage to energy infrastructure. This damage results from ongoing Russian attacks, which target critical energy facilities, leading to widespread power disruptions across multiple regions.

How is Ukraine addressing the energy outages?

Ukraine is responding to the energy outages by restructuring its power system with new "energy cells" and planning to add 1.5 GW of distributed gas generation. These changes aim to enhance resilience and reliability amidst ongoing challenges and repair efforts. Emergency measures are also continuously implemented to manage the crisis.

Which regions in Ukraine are most affected by power cuts?

Regions such as Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Donetsk have been substantially affected by power cuts. These areas have experienced frequent outages due to infrastructure damage and maintenance, necessitating both emergency and scheduled power restrictions.

What role does the energy regulator NEURC play in the power outages?

The energy regulator NEURC has been influencing power outages by making regulatory decisions that impact energy prices and supply strategies. Decisions by NEURC can affect power supply management and the overall response to infrastructure challenges posed by external threats and market dynamics.

Are power outages expected to worsen in Ukraine?

Power outages may intensify during the summer months with planned maintenance at nuclear power plants and potential further regulatory decisions impacting the energy sector. The vulnerability of the energy infrastructure to external attacks also remains a significant concern, suggesting potential for continued outages.

How is the international community helping Ukraine's energy sector?

International support for Ukraine's energy sector includes technical assistance, financial aid, and infrastructure rebuilding efforts. Such support aims to improve energy system resilience, repair damages from hostilities, and transition to more sustainable energy sources for long-term stability.

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Energy sector under attack from Russia Significant electricity shortage in capital region, emergency power cuts in effect. New power outages in four regions, - Ministry of Energy As a result of another series of night-time attacks by the enemy on energy infrastructure, consumers in the Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions are without power. Emergency repair work is continuing in all regions where the security situation allows. 3 600 16 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

power outages Emergency outages imposed in parts of Kyiv region’s Brovary and Boryspil districts, DTEK says On Monday evening, January 26, emergency power outages were implemented in parts of the Brovary and Boryspil districts. 2 252 2 Previously in trend: Power outages

Power outages reported in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions after overnight strikes Energy Ministry: new power outages in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions following Russian attacks, major electricity deficit in capital region As a result of overnight enemy strikes on energy infrastructure, customers in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions have been left without power. Emergency repair works are ongoing. 606 0 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

power outages Kyiv region returns to stabilisation outages, - DTEK Energy workers are returning to the entire territory of the Kyiv region with stabilisation outages. 4 623 27 Previously in trend: Power outages

MIA urges Ukrainians to prepare for energy sector emergency Ukrainians urged to stock up on water and food for 3–5 days The Ministry of Internal Affairs has urged citizens to prepare in advance for possible complications related to an emergency situation in the energy sector. 24 132 94 Previously in trend: Power outages Restoration of the power grid

Kyiv Kyiv may switch from emergency power cuts to "tough but predictable" schedules, - Shmyhal In the coming days, Kyiv may switch from emergency to "strict but predictable schedules" for power cuts. Energy companies have developed a number of technical solutions for this. 3 158 30 Previously in trend: Power outages

Heat supply to Kyiv homes to resume overnight on January 22 Kyiv to begin restoring heat supply overnight to more than 3,000 buildings – Klytschko During the night of January 22, heat supply will begin to buildings that were left without heating twice due to shelling and infrastructure damage on January 9 and 20. 1 052 6 Previously in trend: Power outages Problems with water supply

A protest against power cuts took place in Khmelnytskyi About 200 residents of Khmelnytskyi protested against power outages: one person detained. PHOTOS On Wednesday, 21 January, residents of Khmelnytskyi took to the streets to protest against prolonged power cuts, blocking traffic on Kamianetska Street. 13 535 147 Previously in trend: Power outages

energy video call on 21 January Almost 60% of Kyiv is without electricity, 4,000 houses are still without heat, - Zelenskyy Today, 21 January 2026, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a special energy conference call. 5 843 63 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

Energy Due to enemy attacks, there are new power outages in 4 regions. Situation in capital region is difficult, - Ministry of Energy The situation in Ukraine's energy system remains difficult. The aftermath of Russia's constant attacks on energy infrastructure facilities continues to be dealt with. Repair crews from energy and heating companies are working around the clock. 2 895 2 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

Power outage in Kharkiv region 520,000 subscribers are currently without power in Kharkiv region, with outages lasting 10 hours, - Syniehubov As of Wednesday morning, 21 January, 520,000 customers in the Kharkiv region are still without electricity. 1 400 10 Previously in trend: Attacks on the energy sector

Emergency shutdowns introduced in Ukraine due to shelling Emergency shutdowns have been introduced in several regions, - Ukrenergo Due to the difficult situation in the power grid caused by the consequences of Russian shelling, emergency power cuts have been introduced in several regions of Ukraine. 2 807 11 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

energy "Quite strict" emergency restrictions introduced in some regions, Ukrenergo says Energy workers continue handling the aftermath of a massive Russian strike that damaged both generation facilities and electricity transmission and distribution grids. 3 078 37 Previously in trend: Attacks on the energy sector

87% of customers left without power in Chernihiv region 87% of customers de-energized in Chernihiv region as special emergency outage schedule applied In the Chernihiv region, 87% of customers were left without electricity, and a special schedule of emergency outages has been introduced as a result. 1 130 2 Previously in trend: Power outages

light after a massive attack As result of night attack, there is power outage in Kyiv and six regions, with most difficult situation in capital region, - Ministry of Energy The situation in Ukraine's energy system remains difficult. As a result of another Russian attack on energy infrastructure facilities, consumers in Kyiv and the Kyiv region, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Rivne, and Kharkiv regions are without power. Emergency repair work has begun in all regions. 1 891 26 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

energy, light Russian attack on Kyiv: 335,000 subscribers left without power, 162,000 already have power again As a result of a night-time attack on energy facilities in the capital, more than 335,000 Kyiv residents were left without electricity. 1 191 2 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector Missile and drone attack on Kyiv

Chuhuiv without electricity on 19 January Chuhuiv in Kharkiv region left without electricity due to Russian strikes The city of Chuhuiv in the Kharkiv region has been completely cut off from the centralized power supply due to massive Russian shelling of critical infrastructure. 1 205 4 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

power outage Situation in energy system has changed, power cuts may last more than 16 hours, - YASNO The situation in the energy system has changed. Previously, more than four stages meant unscheduled emergency blackouts, but now the country is beginning to operate on a schedule of 4.5-5 stages. 8 186 41 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

Face-to-face learning in the Kyiv region will resume on 19 January Face-to-face learning in Kyiv region schools will resume on 19 January, with lessons lasting 30 minutes, - RMA Face-to-face learning in schools in the Kyiv region will resume on Monday, 19 January, subject to restrictions due to the security and energy situation. 1 857 1 Previously in trend: Power outages

Zelenskyy on the situation with energy and electricity Russia is trying to damage Ukrainian nuclear power plants, - Zelenskyy In an evening video address on 18 January, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russia was preparing new strikes on Ukraine's critical infrastructure, in particular nuclear power plants. 5 620 122 Previously in trend: Power outages Zelenskyy’s address Russian strikes on NPP substations

energy under attack from the Russian Federation Enemy has attacked energy sector again. Most difficult situation is in capital region, - Ministry of Energy During the night, the enemy once again struck the country's energy infrastructure, resulting in power outages for consumers in the Odesa and Kyiv regions. 2 416 5 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

Strike on Mariupol Blackouts and heating interruptions reported in occupied Mariupol. PHOTO On the evening of 16 January, in the temporarily occupied city of Mariupol, a UAV struck the Azovska substation in the Kalmiuskyi district of the city. According to residents, almost the entire city was plunged into darkness. 2 046 17 Previously in trend: Occupation of Mariupol

Zelenskyy says Ukraine restores damaged energy facilities daily Consumption was about 18 GW yesterday, while capacity was around 11 GW, Zelenskyy says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine restores damaged energy facilities every day. 6 700 39 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

In houses with electric heating, the lights will not be turned off. Buildings with electric heating have been classified as critical infrastructure, so power will not be cut off there, - Shmyhal The government has classified apartment buildings with electric heating as critical infrastructure, so there will be no power cuts there. The only exception is emergency situations. 4 899 40 Previously in trend: Power outages

112 line takes reports of heat, water and power outages, Klymenko says Reports of no heat, water or electricity can be made via 112 line, Klymenko says The 112 line is operating in a mode for receiving reports about the absence of heat, water, and electricity supply. 2 595 23 Previously in trend: Power outages

When will the electricity situation be resolved? Svyrydenko responded Improvements to power cut schedules could be seen as early as Thursday, but only if there are no large-scale attacks, - Svyrydenko Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said that the situation with electricity could improve as early as 15 January. The condition is that if there are no new Russian attacks on the energy sector. 2 756 36 Previously in trend: Power outages

The situation with electricity in Kyiv: emergency power cuts continue Emergency power cuts continue in Kyiv. Three hours with power, up to 10 hours without, - DTEK Emergency power cuts continue in Kyiv. This was reported by DTEK, according to Censor.NET. 2 941 31 Previously in trend: Power outages

Heating in Kryvyi Rih Energy workers did almost impossible: power was restored to customers in Kryvyi Rih, and boiler rooms were restarted As of the morning of 14 January, energy companies had restored power to customers in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region. 1 793 41 Previously in trend: Attacks on the energy sector Drone attack on Kryvyi Rih

Power outage in Kryvyi Rih Night attack by Russian Federation on Kryvyi Rih: 45,000 subscribers are without power, there are problems with heating After a night-time Russian attack in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region, emergency power cuts began, and there are also problems with heat supply. 1 062 9 Previously in trend: Shahed attack on Kryvyi Rih

Kyiv reports disruptions at air quality monitoring stations amid power outages Power outages disrupt air quality monitoring in Kyiv Kyiv is seeing temporary disruptions in the operation of stationary air quality monitoring stations due to electricity supply problems. 1 069 6 Previously in trend: Power outages

Ірпінь переходить на графіки подачі води Irpin in Kyiv region temporarily switches to twice-daily water supply In the Kyiv region, temporary restrictions are being introduced in the provision of municipal services due to problems with electricity supply. 1 617 3 Previously in trend: Power outages Problems with water supply

Kyiv residents on left bank left without heat and power for five days Some Kyiv residents on left bank left without heating and power for five days – local media Local media reports that on Kyiv’s left bank, some residents have been living in apartments without heating and electricity for five days already. 2 848 3

power outage in Kyiv There is no longer enough electricity in Kyiv for critical infrastructure, situation is extremely difficult, - Klitschko After today's shelling in Kyiv, there is now an even greater shortage of electricity. 4 994 41 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

Emergency power outages imposed in Kyiv after overnight attack About 500 buildings in Kyiv currently remain without heating – KCSA Following another overnight bombardment, emergency power outages have been introduced and are in effect in Kyiv. 1 038 2 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

The left bank of the capital will return to its scheduled power cuts by the end of the day Emergency power cuts have been introduced in Kyiv and Bucha district of Kyiv region, - DTEK (updated) On the morning of 13 January, emergency power cuts were introduced in Kyiv. 4 622 14 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

Emergency power outages reintroduced in parts of Kyiv Emergency power outages return in parts of Kyiv’s Solomianskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts Emergency power outages have again been introduced in the Solomianskyi and Sviatoshynskyi districts of the capital. 1 227 4 Previously in trend: Power outages

Kyiv begins shifting from emergency outages to scheduled blackouts Some parts of Kyiv shift back to scheduled power outages, YASNO says In part of Kyiv, power engineers have begun gradually stabilizing the electricity supply and moving from emergency outages back to planned schedules. 1 309 13 Previously in trend: Power outages

Emergency power cuts in Kyiv on 12 January: what is known? Emergency power outages introduced across Kyiv Emergency power outages have been introduced across Kyiv. 6 227 26 Previously in trend: Power outages

The power went out after the Russian attack. Enemy has attacked energy sector again: there are power outages, Kyiv and the Kyiv region will gradually be switched to power cut schedules, - Ministry of Energy Last night, the enemy launched another attack on Ukraine's energy sector. 1 302 1 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

Power grid overload in Kyiv Power may be out for long time: DTEK reports power grid overload in capital Kyiv is seeing an increase in the number of local power grid failures due to Russian attacks, severe frosts, and increased load on the system. Some consumers may be without power for an extended period of time. 9 900 55 Previously in trend: Power outages

When will the power be restored in Kyiv? It takes time to significantly improve the situation in Kyiv, we are focusing on Thursday, - Svyrydenko It will take time to significantly improve the power situation in Kyiv. The situation is expected to improve by Thursday. 2 868 56 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

Situation in the Kyiv region Enemy has attacked energy sector again: power outages and restoration work in number of regions, - Ministry of Energy At night, the enemy launched another attack on Ukraine's energy sector. As a result of the attack, the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions were temporarily left without power. Energy workers began restoration work during the night. 1 441 7 Previously in trend: Attacks on the energy sector

Emergency shutdowns have been canceled in the Kyiv region and the right bank of Kyiv Emergency shutdowns have already been canceled for parts of Kyiv and Kyiv region, - DTEK In the Kyiv region and on the right bank of Kyiv (except for the Holosiivskyi and Pecherskyi districts), emergency power cuts have been canceled. 986 5 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

In Kyiv, the problem in the power system has been eliminated. Are there any emergency power outages? There was problem in power system in Kyiv, it has already been eliminated, power is being restored, - Tkachenko According to available information, there was a problem at one of the power system links in Kyiv. In this regard, on the orders of NPC Ukrenergo, external power cuts were implemented in Kyiv. 3 404 19 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

The situation with electricity in the Kyiv region Situation with electricity supply in Kyiv and Kyiv region has been stabilised, - Ministry of Energy (updated) The electricity supply situation in Kyiv and the Kyiv region has been stabilised. 2 381 30 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

The light was returned to the people of Kyiv 588 thousand subscribers in Kyiv have electricity again, emergency shutdowns are in effect on left bank and two districts, - DTEK As of the morning of January 10, energy workers managed to restore power to 588,000 families in the capital who were left without electricity after heavy shelling on January 9. 1 265 12 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

The lights went out in Kyiv Emergency power cuts introduced in Kyiv and two districts of Kyiv region, - DTEK On the morning of 10 January, emergency power cuts were introduced in Kyiv due to the consequences of shelling and network overload. 4 632 2 Previously in trend: Power outages Attacks on the energy sector

power Over 60,000 customers left without power in Chernihiv region due to weather and shelling In the Chernihiv region, more than 60,000 customers were left without power due to bad weather and Russian shelling. 445 0 Previously in trend: Power outages

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