Brace for frost and darkness: Shmyhal outlines next week’s power situation
Ukrainians should get ready for a very difficult week as the aftermath of massive missile strikes on the energy sector coincides with the predicted sharp drop in temperature.
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Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal / © Telegram/Denys Shmyhal
Following another massive enemy missile strike, repairs to damaged facilities continue nonstop, yet the power shortage remains substantial. Infrastructure in Kyiv, and also in the Odesa and Dnipro regions, has been hit hardest, forcing energy workers to implement strict consumption limits.
Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal reported this on his official Telegram channel.
The minister called on municipal services and repair teams to accelerate their efforts, as the weather is set to bring a new challenge.
Electricity 3 hours on, 7 hours off: reality for the next days
The head of the Energy Ministry provided bleak statistics on the current state of the grid. In most blackout areas, electricity reaches homes for only 3–4 hours, followed by 7–8 hours of darkness.
In some particularly challenging cases, power is available only 2–3 hours a day. The weather poses an additional threat: strong frosts will return to Ukraine next week, inevitably boosting electricity demand and further straining the system. In Kyiv, 62 crews are already working on restoring the network.
Thousands of tons of aid from international partners
As energy workers continue to fix the networks, international partners are sending essential equipment. Over the past 24 hours alone, more than 13 tons of cargo have been dispatched from ministry distribution hubs. The shipments include generators, power transformers, switches, and hydraulic units.
The aid comes from a wide range of countries:
Moldova delivered automatic switches and transformers.
Lithuania sent 46 generators for the Ministry of Defense, with three more en route.
The EU provided 500 generators for Kyiv.
Switzerland and Sweden are preparing to supply more than 230 generators.
Overall, Ukraine has received over 714 tons of equipment in recent weeks, now being distributed across regions to stabilize the energy system. The minister added that preparations for the next heating season have already begun in parallel with repair work.