KIEV, Feb. 24 - Electricity consumption, including in-process losses in the Ukrainian grids, fell by 7.7%, or by 1.299 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) year-over-year, in January to 15.574 billion kWh.

Electricity consumption that did not include in-process losses in the grids fell by 8.7% or 1.139 billion kWh year-over-year, being 11.944 billion kWh, a source in the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry told Interfax-Ukraine.