This year, in addition to the usual seasonal surplus of electricity, which occurs from April to September, a surplus related to low consumption has been added.
After the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, electricity consumption decreased by 30%. Volodymyr Kudrytsky, head of the board of NPC Ukrenergo, said this on Tuesday, August 23, according to Ukrinform.
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“Due to the full invasion, consumption fell by about 30%, bringing the system to a low relative excess consumption in addition to the usual seasonal excess that occurs from April to September,” Kudritsky said in a discussion in the August Economic Review. Will there be heat and light in the winter?
According to him, for the baseline scenario for the passage of the warming period, provided that the energy system works as it is currently, Ukraine has enough capacity to cover the forecast level of consumption.
At the same time, taking into account the temporary work of the Zaporizhzhya NPP and the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, as well as taking into account the placement of several thermal power plants near the demarcation line, Ukrenergo is modeling a “stress scenario” involving of loss. of part of the generating capacity. Kudritsky noted that it makes it possible to calculate how to cover consumption in different situations.
In particular, the scenario of more coal use, more gas consumption for power generation is considered.
“If necessary, we can import electricity from Europe – the volumes of electricity that we lack under stress situations, if they occur,” Kudritsky recalled.
Recall that by the end of 2021, Ukraine has set a five-year record for electricity consumption – about 155 billion kWh. At the same time, consumption increased in all months.
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