Electricity imports increased by 64% last week

Imports to the Ukrainian power system have increased significantly compared to the previous week.

ExPro announced this, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

The report says that during the working week of October 13-17, 56,500 MWh were imported into the Ukrainian power system, which is 64% more than a week earlier (34,000 MWh).

It is noted that the demand for electricity from the EU is steadily growing, but the use of available cross-border interconnectors remains far from maximum.

According to ExPro, such trends may intensify after the introduction of consumption restrictions for the industry.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, electricity imports in September 2025 decreased by 47% compared to the previous month - to almost 140,00 MWh, with Hungary leading the way - 58%.

On the morning of October 17, emergency power outages were introduced in Kyiv city, the Kyiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, and partially Chernihiv, Khmelnytskyi, and Vinnytsia Regions.

Also, in all regions of Ukraine, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., power limitation schedules for industrial consumers are in effect.