Ukraine plans no imports of power from Russia, Belarus during heating season

<p> MINSK, Oct 13 - PrimePress. The Energy Ministry of Ukraine has no plans to restart imports of power from Russia and Belarus during the ongoing heating season, it said in a statement published late on Tuesday on its Facebook page. </p> <p>   </p> <p> “We at the Energy Ministry are not considering commercial imports (of power) from Russia or Belarus in order to achieve planned passing of the heating season … Voluntary or mandatory restriction of consumption is not on the agenda,” the statement read. </p> <p>   </p> <p> The schedule of coal accumulation allows the country to pass the heating season even under the most critical conditions, the ministry said. </p> <p>   </p> <p> As previously reported, Ukraine suspended electricity import from Belarus and Russia for the period from 26 May to 1 October 2021. Subsequently, the ban was extended till 31 Oct 2021. This decision was initiated by the Ukrainian Energy Ministry. Earlier, in April 2020, Ukraine already suspended imports of electricity from Russia and Belarus. Valeriy Tarasyuk, head of Ukraine’s National Commission for State Regulation of Energy Supplies and Utilities, said in May that Ukraine should restore it after the pandemic, but in fact electricity imports from Belarus were resumed on 3 January 2021 and from Russia on 1 February 2021. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Earlier, the Ukrainian Energy Ministry stressed that electricity imports worsen the financial and economic situation of local power generating companies. In addition, Kiev intends to join the European Network of System Electricity Transmission Operators (ENTSO-E) by 2023. And one of the conditions for integration is the availability of sufficient in-house generation capacity. End </p>

2021-10-14

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