Ukraine views Belarus as reserve supplier of electricity

<p> MINSK, Oct 28 - PrimePress. Ukraine is viewing Belarus as a backup supplier of electricity to cover capacity shortfalls in case of emergency situations in the country’s energy system. This is stated in a statement posted on the official website of the Ukraine’ Energoatom. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Energoatom is considering all the options to create electricity reserves in accordance with requirements of the Ukrainian power grid. To reserve electricity from Belarus could be one of the options, the company said in a statement. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Electricity from Belarus will allow creating reserves in case of emergencies caused by abnormal temperatures. It will provide the Ukrainian population with cheap electricity thanks to nuclear generation and will prevent a shortage of electricity on the domestic market. </p> <p>   </p> <p> As previously reported, starting from 1 November 2021, Ukraine plans to resume imports of electricity from Belarus due to a shortage of coal at state-owned thermal power plants. Permission for this has been obtained from Ukraine’s National Commission, which carries out state regulation in the energy and utilities sectors. </p> <p>   </p> <p> The National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission of Ukraine has permitted importing electricity from Belarus as from 1 November. Energoatom participated in a monthly auction (November) to secure throughput capacity of Belarusian-Ukrainian transboundary power lines and received 885MW as a result. </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. End </p>

2021-10-29

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