Electricity production in the united energy system of Ukraine in 2017 increased by 0.4% (by 596.8 million kWh) compared to 2016, to 155.414 billion kWh, the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry has told Interfax-Ukraine.

Nuclear power plants (NPP) in the past year increased electricity generation by 5.7%, to 85.576 billion kWh. In particular, electricity production at Zaporizhia NPP amounted to 34.5 million kWh (11.2% more from 2016), Yuzhnoukrainsk NPP some 17.900 billion kWh (2.3% more), Rivne NPP some 19.793 billion kWh (13.3% more), and Khmelnytsky NPP some 13.383 billion kWh (10.6% less).

Thermal power plants (TPP), as well as combined heat and power plants (CHPP) and cogeneration plants reduced output by 9.2%, to 55.841 billion kWh. In particular, the generating companies of TPPs reduced production by 9.9%, to 44.96 billion kWh, and those of CHPPs and cogeneration plants by 6.1%, to 10.881 billion kWh.

Hydroelectric power plants and hydroelectric pumped storage power plants in 2017 increased production by 13.7%, to 10.568 billion kWh, block stations by 1%, to 1.531 billion kWh.

Electricity production by non-traditional sources (wind power, solar plants, biomass) for 2017 increased by 21.6%, to 1.898 billion kWh.