Winter 2024 Predictions Ukraine. Ukraine is expected to need 14 bcm of natural gas to stay warm this winter, down from the prewar average of 20 bcm due to the wartime exodus of refugees, the destruction of entire ukrainian towns, and the occupation of. The power plant, which will probably take years to restore to full capacity, was targeted as part of russia’s efforts to starve ukraine of electricity, as the brutal war heads into.
For the ukrainian electrical grid, the winter has already begun. Intensified attacks since spring 2024 have left ukraine’s energy infrastructure in a very fragile state for the coming winter.