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UKRAINE IN JAN-MAY REDUCES ELECTRICITY EXPORT BY 44%

19 June , 2021  

Ukraine in January-May 2021 reduced electricity exports by 44.5% (by 1.172 billion kWh) compared to the same period in 2020, to 1.403 billion kWh, according to data from Ukrenergo.
According to the calculations of the Interfax-Ukraine agency, in particular, supplies from the Burshtyn TPP energy island in the direction of Hungary, Slovakia and Romania fell by 1.8 times (by 769.8 million kWh), to 1.002 billion 2 kWh.
Electricity supplies to Poland almost halved (by 318.3 million kWh) compared to the same period last year, to 353.3 million kWh.
Electricity exports to Moldova decreased by 2.8 times (by 83.4 million kWh), to 46.8 million kWh.
There were no deliveries to Belarus and the Russian Federation in January-May 2021 and 2020.
In May 2021, Ukrainian electricity exports amounted to 125.1 million kWh, which is 3.7 times more than in May 2020 (460 million kWh).
In addition, Ukraine in January-May 2021 reduced electricity imports by 1.8 times (by 756 million kWh) compared to the same period last year, to 981.7 million kWh. In particular, supplies from Belarus amounted to 522.6 million kWh, Slovakia – 254.4 million kWh, Russia – 101.9 million kWh, Hungary – 66.2 million kWh, Romania – 36.6 million kWh.
As reported, in 2020 Ukraine reduced electricity exports by 26.5% (by 1.715 billion kWh) compared to 2019, to 4.754 billion kWh. Electricity export revenue decreased by 25.9% (by $97.937 million), to $280.831 million.

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