Ukraine and the EU have agreed to increase the capacity to import electricity in winter to 2.1 GW. This was reported by the Ministry of Energy.
"From 1 December, the maximum capacity for importing electricity from the EU will be increased from the current 1.7 to 2.1 GW. This will increase the resilience of the Ukrainian power system in the face of criminal Russian shelling and infrastructure destruction. I am grateful to our European partners, in particular to European Commissioner Kadri Simson, for their consistent position and effective steps to support our energy system on the eve of winter," commented Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko.
The ministry added that the need to make an important decision to increase import capacity was discussed at a meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv in September.
Ukraine will also have an additional 250 MW of guaranteed capacity for emergency flows from the EU.
- Recently, the Ministry assured that Ukraine has formed sufficient stocks of fuel and lubricants to get through the autumn and winter.
- Meanwhile, the National Security and Defence Council believes that massive Russian shelling of Ukraine's energy sector can be expected with the start of the heating season.
- Shmyhal assured that the government is working in 3 directions to ensure that all homes have electricity and heat in winter: preparing infrastructure, accumulating resources and creating decentralised generation.