“Inter RAO” and “Ukrinterenergo” agreed on the supply of electricity – RBC

"Inter RAO" and "Ukrinterenergo" agreed on the supply of electricity – RBC

«Inter RAO” and “Ukrinterenergo” signed a contract for the supply of electricity from Russia to the integrated power system (IPS) of Ukraine, said in a statement on the website the Ministry of Energy.

The contract shall enter into force on 30 December 2014 years and provides a uniform schedule of deliveries of up to 1,500 MW, the press service of the words Energy Minister Alexander Novak. The report notes that in parallel daughter “Inter RAO” – “Center of the settlement” (ERC) – and “Ukrinterenergo” signed a second agreement for the reliable and uninterrupted power supply to the Crimea.

Earlier, the President of Ukraine Poroshenko said that Ukraine started importing electricity from Russia. “From zero time, as I was told, is the flow of electricity capacity of 1.4 GW,” – he said.

Energy Ministry of Ukraine has stated in

December that it was ready to import electricity from Russia at $ 43.5 / MWh. On the Russian energy market price of electricity for today – about 2.1 thousand. Rub. (Excluding VAT) for 1 mW, which at the official exchange rate of the national currency of about 688 hryvnia per 1 mW, the report said. There’s also noted that the price is much lower wholesale market price on the Ukrainian energy market, which in December 2014 was 941 UAH per 1 mW.

Negotiations on the supply of electricity from Russia to Ukraine began in late November. Last time without peretokovogo regime Ukraine imported Russian electricity in 2008 year.