Data | |
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Peak Demand | 18.5 GW [1] |
Installed capacity (2020) | 54.5 [2] |
Institutions | |
Responsibility for transmission | Ukrenergo |
Electricity is an important part of energy in Ukraine. Most electricity generation is nuclear.[3] The bulk of Energoatom output is sold to the government's "guaranteed buyer" to keep prices more stable for domestic customers.[4][5] Zaporizhzhia is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. Until the 2010s all of Ukraine's nuclear fuel came from Russia, but now most does not.[6]
Some electricity infrastructure was destroyed in the Russo-Ukrainian War,[7][8] but wind farms and solar power are thought to be resilient because they are distributed.[9] As of 2024 about 2 GW can be imported from other European countries, but that is not enough to cover peak demand.[3][10] Better air defence is needed,[11]: 5 and many small gas-turbine generators are being installed to reduce the blackouts being caused by Russian attacks.[10]
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