According to the Energy Map data, in May 2025, Ukraine reduced electricity exports by 41% to 89.1 GWh compared to the previous month. Meanwhile, imports increased by 4% to 194.1 GWh.
Throughout the month, electricity exports were carried out daily and showed a general upward trend: while volumes were relatively low at the beginning of May, they gradually increased from mid-month, reaching peak values in the early part of the third decade.
The largest export volumes were directed to Hungary (34.1 GWh or 38%). Romania received 24.9 GWh (28%), Slovakia – 15.9 GWh (18%), and Moldova – 14.2 GWh (16%). Deliveries to Poland have been absent for more than two months – the last export took place on March 16.
Compared to April 2025 (151.6 GWh), electricity exports decreased by 41%. However, compared to the same period last year, exports increased 23-fold: in May 2024, they amounted to only 3.9 GWh.
Electricity imports in May gradually declined: after consistently high figures at the beginning of the month, a downward trend was observed until mid-third decade, followed by an increase at the end of the month. Despite this, the overall import volume in May increased by 4% – to 194.1 GWh compared to 187 GWh in April. The growth in imports was recorded from Moldova (+38%), Romania (+37%), and Slovakia (+5%). In contrast, deliveries from Poland and Hungary decreased by 7% each.
The breakdown of electricity imports by country is as follows:
- Hungary – 77.4 GWh (40%);
- Slovakia – 36 GWh (19%);
- Romania – 33.7 GWh (17%);
- Poland – 31.9 GWh (16%);
- Moldova – 15.2 GWh (8%).
Compared to May 2024 (448.2 GWh), electricity imports dropped 2.3 times.
As of the end of May, total imports exceeded exports by 2.2 times. Only seven days throughout the month recorded a positive electricity trade balance, most of which occurred during the third decade of the month.