Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 1, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleUkraine cut electricity imports by 31% in April due to warm weather, with most power coming from Hungary, following Russian attacks.
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine, whose power system has been under constant Russian missile and drone attacks, reduced electricity imports by 31% in April after an 11% increase in March thanks to warm weather, Ukrainian ExPro consultancy said on Thursday.
The consultancy said Ukraine imported 187 gigawatt hours in April against 272 GWh in March.
ExPro said most of the electricity - 44% - was supplied from Hungary. Ukraine also imported electricity from Slovakia and Poland.
Ukrainian officials have said the Russian attacks deprived Ukraine of half of its generating capacity, some of which Kyiv has managed to restore.
(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Editing by Jan Harvey)
The article discusses Ukraine's reduction in electricity imports by 31% in April, influenced by warm weather and ongoing Russian attacks.
Ukraine imported 187 gigawatt hours of electricity in April, down from 272 GWh in March.
Ukraine imported electricity primarily from Hungary, as well as from Slovakia and Poland.
Explore more articles in the Finance category
