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UKRAINE REDUCES ELECTRICITY EXPORTS BY 61.5%

10 May , 2021  

Ukraine in January-April 2021 reduced electricity exports by 61.5% (by 1.506 billion kWh) compared to the same period in 2020, to 942.5 million kWh, according to the data of Ukrenergo.
According to the calculations of Interfax-Ukraine, in particular, supplies from the Burshtyn TPP energy island in the direction of Hungary, Slovakia and Romania fell by 44.5% (by 1.093 billion kWh), to 679 million kWh.
Electricity supplies to Poland decreased by 56.5% (by 304 million kWh) compared to the same period in 2020, to 242.7 million kWh.
Export of electricity to Moldova decreased by 83.9% (by 109.4 million kWh), to 20.9 million kWh.
Deliveries to Belarus and the Russian Federation in January-April 2021 and 2020 were not carried out.
In April 2021, Ukrainian electricity exports amounted to 379.9 million kWh, which is 1.6 times more than in April 2020 (237.9 million kWh).
In addition, Ukraine in January-April 2021 reduced electricity imports by 44.5% (by 757.7 million kWh) compared to the same period in 2020, to 946.9 million kWh. Belarus supplied 511.6 million kWh, Slovakia some 238.6 million kWh, Russia some 101 million kWh, Hungary some 61.1 million kWh, Romania some 34.5 million kWh.