Mass attack on December 25 – what are the consequences for the energy industry — Ukraine

The situation is currently being assessed because the attack was very intense.

On the night of December 25, the Russian occupiers carried out a massive attack on the facilities of the fuel and energy complex of Ukraine with missiles and drones. There is currently no access to 2 to 2.5 gigawatts of capacity, which are either damaged or partially destroyed.

Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Research Center, told Kanal 24 about this.

A very technically difficult situation has arisen

According to Kharchenko, maximum efforts are being made to understand the picture as soon as possible and restore the damaged equipment. The work continues actively, but the damage is quite significant. Kharchenko admits that the restrictions will most likely be regionally zoned in a certain way. And, unfortunately, there will be a difference in access to electricity.

“Practically all left bank generation is now either damaged or…