{"id":54578,"date":"2023-04-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricatribune.com\/?guid=9683fb8adc40efa52322d06186543141"},"modified":"2023-04-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T00:00:00","slug":"ukraine-to-resume-electricity-exports-to-europe-after-6-month-halt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatribune.com\/ukraine-to-resume-electricity-exports-to-europe-after-6-month-halt\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine to resume electricity exports to Europe after 6 month halt"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ukraine will resume exporting electricity to Europe after a six-month pause due to crippling Russian missile attacks on the country\u2019s infrastructure, Energy Minister German Galushchenko, said on Friday.<\/P>
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\u201cThe Ukrainian power grid had been functioning for almost two months without any restrictions on consumption and with a power reserve,\u201d Galushchenko said in a statement, saying repairs had been a success.<\/P>
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He said that exporting the surplus electricity would provide additional financial resources for the reconstruction of the destroyed and damaged energy infrastructure.<\/P>
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An export of a maximum of 400 megawatts to the European energy grid had been agreed. Ukraine was connected to the grid shortly before the war began.<\/P>
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However, the actual amount of electricity exported will depend on the needs of Ukrainian consumers, said Galushchenko, adding that their own electricity consumers \u201cunquestionably\u201d remained their priority.<\/P>
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In the face of the all-out Russian invasion more than 13 months ago, Ukraine continued to export electricity to neighbouring ex-Soviet republic, Moldova, and the European Union from June until October.<\/P>
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This was when targeted Russian attacks on Ukraine\u2019s energy supply began.<\/P>
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In 2022, electricity generation in Ukraine fell by over 27 per cent due to the war.<\/P>
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Europe\u2019s largest nuclear power plant near Zaporizhzhya, which has been under Russian control since March, was shut down in September.<\/P>
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Source: News Agency of Nigeria<\/P>
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