How Prices for Charging Stations and Power Banks are Rising in Ukraine After Shelling
In Ukraine, the demand for autonomous energy supply products has sharply increased following Russia’s massive attacks on the energy infrastructure and the onset of rolling blackouts. In recent weeks, Ukrainians have been actively purchasing power banks, charging stations, generators, flashlights, gas cylinders, candles, and batteries.
This is reported by AgroReview
Increase in Demand and Market Response
In the popular retail chain “Epicenter,” it was noted that after the nighttime attack on October 9-10, sales of autonomous power devices surged nearly fourfold. The largest increase in demand was recorded for power banks, burners, and camping stoves — by 8.4 times, for charging stations — by almost 7 times, and for flashlights and gas cylinders — by 3.7 times. Sales of generators increased nearly threefold. There was also a rise in the sales of candles (by 60%), batteries (by 39%), and accumulators (by 20%).
“As we can see, Ukrainians are responding very quickly and pragmatically to power outages and the threats of further attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure. People are preparing for repeated outages by purchasing charging devices, light sources, and autonomous power systems,” the press service of the “Epicenter” network noted.
The dynamics of demand is also confirmed by Google Trends analytics. Since mid-September 2025, search queries for “Power Bank,” “EcoFlow,” and “Charging Stations” have become significantly more popular, with the most noticeable increase occurring after the start of a new wave of massive shelling of energy facilities at the end of September. A similar peak was recorded last autumn.
Price Dynamics for Charging Devices
According to the Hotline website, prices for popular models of charging stations have significantly increased. For example, the average cost of the Bluetti Ac180p in October 2025 rose by 36.3% and currently stands at 40,000 hryvnias. In comparison, in the autumn of 2024, the price of this model reached 53,700 hryvnias. Last autumn, a sharp increase in demand for the Bluetti Ac180p was observed in November, after which the price began to gradually decrease.
For the EcoFlow Delta 2 model, the average price in the first half of October 2025 increased by 9% — to 36,000 hryvnias, although in mid-October 2024 it cost 41,200 hryvnias.
Budget models of power banks are showing relative price stability. In particular, the Xiaomi Mi Power Bank 3 (20,000 mAh) in October 2025 increased by 9.7%, reaching 1,373 hryvnias, while last autumn the average price was 1,400 hryvnias. An even cheaper Intenso PD (10,000 mAh) in October 2025 increased by only 1.4% — to 800 hryvnias, although last year it could be purchased for an average of 1,000 hryvnias.
Market Actions Assessment and Government Position
The increase in prices for power banks and charging stations has caused public outcry. The head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation, and Customs Policy, Danilo Hetmantsev, criticized the rise in prices for these goods following the massive attacks on energy infrastructure, noting that supply and demand influence pricing, but state intervention would disrupt market mechanisms.
“But in this particular situation, it is primarily a question of the moral qualities of those who do not understand the difference between the ‘spirit of capitalism’ and a lack of conscience. Because speculating on essential goods, trying to ‘profit’ from people instead of maintaining the availability of light and heat sources under conditions of constant enemy shelling — is simply immoral,” emphasized the committee head.
The State Tax Service has urged electronics sellers not to artificially raise prices on backup power devices. Acting head of the STS, Lesya Karnaukh, reported that in some cases, the tax service recorded price increases for such devices of up to 30% within a week. According to her, prices were mostly raised by wholesalers in response to the increase in retail demand. She also cited an example where one retail chain raised the price of a charging station by more than 2,000 hryvnias in just two hours.