This winter will be a serious test for Ukraine, - AIE

The International Energy Agency (AIE) warns that the upcoming winter will be the most serious test for Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion.

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to TF1 Info and The Guardian.

According to AIE CEO Fatih Birol, the Ukrainian energy system, which has survived the previous two winters, will face the biggest challenges in the field of energy security.

“Ukraine's energy system has survived the last two winters... But this winter will be the most severe test for it. The situation now represents one of the most acute energy security challenges in the world,” he said.

The agency also expressed concern about the situation in Moldova, where the termination of Russian gas transit through Ukraine, scheduled for the end of 2024, poses significant risks to energy security.

The AIE also proposed ten measures to restore Ukraine's energy infrastructure. However, it does not specify which ones.

The AIE report says that in 2022 and 2023, “about half of Ukraine's generating capacity was occupied by Russian forces, destroyed or damaged, and about half of the large network substations were damaged by missiles and drones.”

As Ukraine has lost more than two-thirds of its electricity generation capacity since the Russian invasion, the report warns of a “gaping gap between available electricity supply and peak demand.”

The authors of the report called on European countries to speed up the supply of equipment and parts to rebuild damaged facilities and called for measures to protect them from drones.

Author - Olena Madiak, 19/09/2024