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IMF predicts significant electricity shortage in Ukraine in winter

The Ministry of Energy reported that the country will go through the winter without power outages, provided that the terrorist state does not damage the already restored or surviving energy infrastructure facilities.

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As reported by NBN, with a link to the official page of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Western analysts believe— During the coming winter, Ukraine will lack several Gigawatts of electricity for a stable power supply to the population and businesses.

According to the IMF assessment, a significant electricity deficit is possible during the winter (from 3 to 4 Gigawatts), while the risk of a decrease in electricity generation increases, since Russian shelling does not stop.

IMF experts note that the Ukrainian government is aimed at implementing an ambitious scenario that provides for the construction of facilities that generate an additional 1 Gigawatt of electricity, and also intends to increase electricity imports from EU countries by more than 100 million by the end of this year. than 2 Gigawatts, while simultaneously repairing the damaged equipment, which, judging by everything, is hardly feasible.

Earlier we wrote about the fact that an expert said when the cost of electricity for the population will increase to 9 hryvnia/kilowatt.

nbnews.com.ua

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