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Authorities order emergency imports of electricity as people struggle in subzero temperatures.<\/em><\/p>\n Ukraine\u2019s energy minister has sounded an alarm over the energy situation as Russian strikes \u200bon the country\u2019s infrastructure leave people shivering in subzero temperatures without heating or power.<\/p>\n Denys Shmyhal, who took office \u200dearlier this week, told parliament on Friday that there was \u201cnot a single power plant left in Ukraine that the enemy has not attacked\u201d.<\/p>\n list of 3 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/p>\n Russia, since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, has each winter concentrated fire on the country\u2019s energy infrastructure in a bid to weaken Kyiv\u2019s determination to defend itself and resist Moscow\u2019s far-reaching demands for territory and limits on its military capabilities.<\/p>\n Shmyhal said the most challenging energy situation is in the capital, as well as the regions of Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and \u200dOdesa. Towns near the front line in eastern Ukraine are also filled with thousands of homes that have been without electricity and heating for days in subzero conditions.<\/p>\n \u201cIn some cities and regions, winter preparations have failed. Over the past two days in office, I\u2019ve seen \u200bthat many things are clearly stalling,\u201d \u200che said.<\/p>\n The minister has ordered emergency imports of electricity, while declaring that Ukraine needs to install up to 2.7 GW of generation \u200dcapacity by the end of the year if it is to meet its consumption needs.<\/p>\n \u201cState companies, primarily Ukrainian Railways and Naftogaz, must urgently ensure the procurement of imported electric energy during the 2025-26 heating season, amounting to at least 50 percent of total consumption,\u201d Shmyhal said.<\/p>\n His ministry estimates that Ukraine has fuel reserves \u200dfor just 20 days. It did not give data on how much electricity Ukraine currently generates or imports, information that authorities have withheld due to wartime sensitivities.<\/p>\n Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has introduced measures to try to help with the emergency, including reducing overnight curfews to allow people to access central heating and power hubs and extending school holidays in Kyiv until February 1.<\/p>\n Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said \u200cthe foreign and energy ministries had organised an international appeal for funds to help tackle Ukraine\u2019s energy problems, similar to periodic meetings on arms supplies. \u200cNorway, he said, had made an initial grant of $200m.<\/p>\n Russia has attacked the power grid and other energy facilities while pressing a battlefield offensive that has left Kyiv on the back foot as it faces US pressure to secure peace.<\/p>\n Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Thursday that \u200cabout 300 apartment buildings in the capital remained without heat after a January 9 attack knocked out heating to half the city\u2019s high-rises.<\/p>\n Kharkiv\u2019s Mayor Ihor Terekhov said Russian \u200dforces destroyed a large energy facility in Ukraine\u2019s second-biggest city on Thursday.<\/p>\n He did not specify what sort of facility had been hit, but said emergency crews were working around \u200bthe clock. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack had left 400,000 people without electricity.<\/p>\n Kharkiv, 25 kilometres (15 miles) from the Russian border, has \u200cbeen regularly targeted by drones, missiles and glide bombs throughout the war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Authorities order emergency imports of electricity as people struggle in subzero temperatures. Ukraine\u2019s energy minister has sounded an alarm over the energy situation as Russian strikes \u200bon the country\u2019s infrastructure leave people shivering in subzero temperatures without heating or power. 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