Kyiv has only half of the electricity it needs, mayor says


Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko attends an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 16, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

KYIV, Jan ‌16 (Reuters) - Ukraine's capital Kyiv has only about half the electricity that it needs as it faces its ‌most severe wartime energy crisis following waves of Russian attacks on its infrastructure, mayor Vitali Klitschko ‌told Reuters on Friday.

Kyiv, one of Eastern Europe's largest cities, requires 1,700 megawatts of electricity to power the services for its 3.6 million people, Klitschko said.

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