Ukraine likely to prohibit electricity import from Belarus, Russia until 2022
<p> MINSK, Jun 17 - PrimePress. The government of Ukraine submitted to the parliament (Verkhovna Rada) a bill that bans the import of electric energy from Belarus and Russia until December 31, 2021, the parliament’s website informs. </p> <p> </p> <p> This may be done to stabilize the situation on the electricity market, ensure stable operation of the energy system of Ukraine, and create equal and fair conditions in the electricity markets, reads the letter of comment. </p> <p> </p> <p> After December 31, 2021, the entire volume of electricity imported from states that are not members of the Energy Community will be available for sale exclusively on the day-ahead market (selection of price bids from suppliers and buyers a day before the actual supply of electricity) and on a balancing market (real-time trading). </p> <p> </p> <p> Currently, restrictions on imported electricity in Ukraine are applied to the Russian Federation, energy of which is only available for sale on the day-ahead market. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus can supply electricity to Ukraine under bilateral agreements on the day-ahead market and on the intraday market. </p> <p> </p> <p> As reported, Ukraine did not purchase electricity from Belarus from April 10 to May 24, 2020 due to anti-COVID-19 quarantine. </p> <p> </p> <p> Belarus increased the electricity export to Ukraine in January 2020 by 1,141 times compared with January 2019 to 93.185 million kWh. In monetary terms, Belarus increased the electricity export to Ukraine in January 2020 by 1,003 thousand times compared with January 2019 to $4.714 million. The average price of electricity exported from Belarus to Ukraine in January 2020 stood at $51 per 1,000 kWh (down 12% from January 2019). </p> <p> </p> <p> In 2019, Belarus increased the electricity export to Ukraine by 716 times year on year to 852.8 million kWh. In monetary terms, Belarus increased electricity exports to Ukraine in 2019 by 674 times by 2018 to $45.609 million. The average price of electricity exported from Belarus to Ukraine in 2019 decreased by 6.2% yoy to $53.480 per 1,000 kWh. End </p>
2020-06-18
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Ukraine likely to prohibit electricity import from Belarus, Russia until 2022
MINSK, Jun 17 - PrimePress. The government of Ukraine submitted to the parliament (Verkhovna Rada) a bill that bans the import of electric energy from Belarus and Russia until December 31, 2021, the parliament’s website informs.
This may be done to stabilize the situation on the electricity market, ensure stable operation of the energy system of Ukraine, and create equal and fair conditions in the electricity markets, reads the letter of comment.
After December 31, 2021, the entire volume of electricity imported from states that are not members of the Energy Community will be available for sale exclusively on the day-ahead market (selection of price bids from suppliers and buyers a day before the actual supply of electricity) and on a balancing market (real-time trading).
Currently, restrictions on imported electricity in Ukraine are applied to the Russian Federation, energy of which is only available for sale on the day-ahead market.
Belarus can supply electricity to Ukraine under bilateral agreements on the day-ahead market and on the intraday market.
As reported, Ukraine did not purchase electricity from Belarus from April 10 to May 24, 2020 due to anti-COVID-19 quarantine.
Belarus increased the electricity export to Ukraine in January 2020 by 1,141 times compared with January 2019 to 93.185 million kWh. In monetary terms, Belarus increased the electricity export to Ukraine in January 2020 by 1,003 thousand times compared with January 2019 to $4.714 million. The average price of electricity exported from Belarus to Ukraine in January 2020 stood at $51 per 1,000 kWh (down 12% from January 2019).
In 2019, Belarus increased the electricity export to Ukraine by 716 times year on year to 852.8 million kWh. In monetary terms, Belarus increased electricity exports to Ukraine in 2019 by 674 times by 2018 to $45.609 million. The average price of electricity exported from Belarus to Ukraine in 2019 decreased by 6.2% yoy to $53.480 per 1,000 kWh. End