EU to Increase Electricity Imports to Ukraine in Winter

Ukraine has agreed with the European Union to increase its capacity to import electricity in winter to 2.1 GW, the Energy Ministry of Ukraine reports.

According to the agreement, starting from 1 December, the maximum capacity for importing electricity from the EU will be increased from the current 1.7 GW to 2.1 GW.

‘This will increase the resilience of the Ukrainian energy 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,’ said Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko.

Ukraine will also have the opportunity to receive an additional 250 MW of guaranteed capacity from the EU in the emergency mode.

The need to make an important decision to increase import capacity was reportedly discussed at a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv in September.