Electricity imports cannot replace domestic generation amid capacity deficits – RSE Group Ukraine

Relying exclusively on European electricity imports is unable to fully protect the Ukrainian commercial and industrial sectors from blackout risks due to technical limits on the transmission capacity of ENTSO-E networks. Hanna Pozdnyakova, Director of the engineering company RSE Group Ukraine, believes that building domestic decentralized capacities remains the reliable guarantor of uninterrupted operations.

Imports are not a panacea for infrastructure deficits, as commercial quotas and physical network limits prevent guaranteed 100% supply for all enterprises simultaneously. Pozdnyakova noted that true energy independence and production continuity can only be ensured by domestic distributed generation on-site. According to company experts, while imports are vital for balancing the national power system, cross-border interconnectors have strict capacity limits, currently standing at 2.45 GW. During peak loads, such as the upcoming summer repair campaign or the winter period, European resources may be physically unavailable or economically impractical for covering all business needs.

Local generating capacities completely remove the dependence of enterprises on external systemic factors. Pozdnyakova pointed out that European practice suggests hybrid engineering models to solve this: combining cogeneration units with battery energy storage systems (BESS). RSE Group Ukraine noted that modern plug-and-play modular solutions allow businesses to quickly deploy their own generation and fully mitigate risks associated with import restrictions.

RSE s.r.o. is an international engineering company with its own production site in Brno, Czechia, specializing in energy resilience solutions. It is an official partner for the supply and maintenance of MWM gas engines and provides full turnkey services, ranging from modular cogeneration plants to industrial heat pumps and BESS. The installed capacity of the company’s completed projects in Europe and Ukraine exceeds 900 MW.