Ukraine has successfully completed the heating season, despite numerous attempts by russia to destroy the country's energy system.
This was announced by the Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal.
According to him, Ukraine entered the autumn-winter period with gas reserves of 13.2 billion cubic meters. Gas imports amounted to more than 4.6 billion cubic meters.
He noted that in 2025, Ukrainian gas production amounted to 16.97 billion cubic meters. This is 2.4 billion cubic meters more than forecast. The private sector showed growth of more than 14%.
52 tons of liquefied gas were delivered to vulnerable categories of citizens in the Sumy and Kherson Regions within the framework of a pilot project. The capacity of the Trans-Balkan Corridor was increased to 4.2 billion cubic meters of gas per year, the minister informed.
According to Shmyhal, all 9 power units of the NPPs were operating with a total installed capacity of 7,835 MW.
"We have increased the possibility of importing electricity from the EU. The maximum capacity of electricity imports was a record - 2,450 MW. In total, about 3.6 billion kWh of electricity were imported in December-February," the head of the Ministry of Energy noted.
He emphasized that during the winter the country had sufficient coal reserves. 2.4 million tons of coal were accumulated, which is 0.8 million tons more than planned.
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