Electricity generation in Ukraine’s Integrated Power System increased by 5.7% (814.9 million kWh) in January 2022, year-over-year, to more than 15 billion kWh, according to the Energy Ministry of Ukraine.
Nuclear power plants (NPPs) increased electricity generation by 25.9% last month to over 9 billion kWh. In particular, generation at Zaporizhia NPP amounted to over 4 billion kWh (12.9% more compared January 2021), Yuzhnoukrainsk NPP to over 2 billion kWh (44.1% more), Rivne NPP to over 1 billion kWh (18.7% more) and Khmelnytsky NPP to more than 1 billion kWh (63.6% more).
Thermal power plants (TPPs), as well as combined heat and power plants (CHPPs) and cogeneration plants reduced their generation by 21.8% to 4.393 billion kWh. In particular, the generating companies of TPPs reduced generation by 15.6% to 3.432 billion kWh, CHPPs and cogeneration plants by 37.9% to 961 million kWh.
Hydro and pumped storage power plants (HPPs and PSPPs) increased generation by 4.1% to 762 million kWh, while power plants decreased by 24.9% to 108 million kWh.
Electricity generation from alternative sources (wind farms, solar power plants, biomass) increased by 29.6% to 837.6 million kWh.
