Expert names new electricity tariffs in 2025
31 December 2024 13:53
OPINION
A number of factors indicate that Ukrainians will face a new increase in electricity tariffs in 2025. Energy and utilities expert Oleh Popenko told Komersant ukrainskyi
about this in an exclusive commentary.
According to the expert, the total cost of electricity in the market is constantly growing. For example, in 2024, it increased by 70%, and the government raised tariffs for the population by 60%. Popenko claims that tariffs will increase next year as well.
“The cost of electricity for households is expected to increase approximately from June 1 to about UAH 6.32 or UAH 6.64,”
– said the expert.
According to him, it will be a “comprehensive increase”:
“This growth is also due to the requirements of the IMF, which requires us to bring electricity tariffs for households to market levels. And the market price of electricity today is about UAH 9,”
– the expert says.
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The situation in the Ukrainian energy sector
on March 22, 2024, Russia resumed its attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector, carrying out one of the most massive shelling operations in the entire period of the full-scale war. In particular, DniproHES and other Ukrainian energy facilities were hit. Since then, Russia has been regularly shelling Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
For example, the Russians destroyed the Trypillia and Zmiiv thermal power plants, causing Centrenergo to lose 100% of its generation. Also, 5 of DTEK’s 6 thermal power plants were severely damaged.
After that, power outages began again in Ukraine, Ukrenergo introduced blackout schedules, and the government raised electricity tariffs by 60% at once.
At the same time, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to build two new units at the Khmelnytsky N PP and has already received approval from the relevant parliamentary committee. The Razumkov Center has criticized these plans, but some experts believe that only traitors or scoundrels are against the construction of nuclear power plants today.
Russia launched another massive attack on the Ukrainian energy sector on August 26. This time, they hit distribution and power generation systems, and the Kyiv hydroelectric power plant was also attacked.
Russia carried out the most massive shelling of Ukraine on November 17, 2024, firing 127 cruise, ballistic, and supersonic missiles and 109 attack drones. DTEK reported serious damage to its thermal power plants.
Some experts believe that the blackouts could last until spring. And the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine recently voiced the worst-case scenario, which envisages blackouts of up to 20 hours a day.
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