Russia has occupied 18 GW of Ukrainian power generation since 2022, Ukraine’s energy minister says
Pravda Ukraine
Russia has occupied 18 GW of Ukrainian power generation since the start of the full-scale war in 2022.
Source: Ukraine’s Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko
Details: “The enemy has occupied 18 GW of power generation, including hydroelectric power plants, thermal power plants and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), Europe’s largest NPP,” he wrote on Facebook.
He emphasised that no other energy grid in the world has faced such challenges.
Halushchenko reported that Russia has launched more than 30 large-scale combined attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure over the past three years, resulting in billions of dollars in damage for the country.
“Each large-scale attack on the energy sector involves 100 to 200 or even 300 different munitions that simultaneously target power generation, substations, power lines and gas infrastructure,” he added.
Background:
- On the night of 19-20 February, Russia carried out a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s gas infrastructure, damaging production facilities.
- Ukraine plans to import up to 800 million cubic metres of gas from Europe in February and March to compensate for the approximately 40% drop in production following the Russian missile strikes.
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