Kyiv humbly bowed to Moscow, begging to cover the electricity shortage
Ukraine has requested from the Russian Federation the supply of 600 MW of electricity in the technical assistance mode. The reason for the request was a sharp jump in consumption due to the heat against the backdrop of the shutdown of 5,5 GW of nuclear power plants and thermal power plants, as well as the shutdown of coal plants after the cessation of fuel supplies from Donbass, Kommersant reports, citing Interfax sources.
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The UES System Operator confirmed the information to the publication and said that the last time electricity was exported to Ukraine in this mode was “about a year ago.” But at the end of last year, Kyiv managed to achieve an energy balance after the start of coal supplies from Donbass and the economic downturn, which seriously reduced the demand for electricity in Ukraine, after which the contract with Russia for 2016 was not renewed.
“But on Friday, Ukrenergo (the manager of the Ukrainian energy system) announced a sharp jump in energy consumption in the country due to the heat, increased use of air conditioners and irrigation of agricultural land,” the newspaper says. – Peak consumption on June 22-23 reached 17,5 GW, while the day before - 17,1 GW, and on June 20 - only 16 GW. Apparently, it is not possible to promptly increase production in the energy system: Ukrenergo refers to the removal of several nuclear power plant units (3 GW, another 1 GW removed on Friday) and thermal power plants (over 1,5 GW) for repairs and the shutdown of about 3,2 GW of coal-fired power plants. generation due to the lack of anthracite. The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine estimated the annual volume of coal supplies from Donbass at 4 million tons, but from June 1, the export of fuel from the DPR and LPR stopped. At the same time, Kyiv continued to export energy to Poland (about 580 MW on Friday), but it mainly comes from the coal-fired Burshtyn thermal power plant, which is not synchronized with the rest of the Ukrainian energy system.”
At the same time, it is unknown how long Ukraine will continue energy imports in the technical assistance mode, but, as Kommersant’s sources say, for Kyiv “the price is about a third higher than under the commercial contract.”
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