Monday, June 27, 2016

Kiev will have to pay more for electricity from Russia – RBC

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request from Russia «technical import” of electricity Ukraine will have to pay for delivery, according to “Kommersant”. Back to the prices of the commercial contract, as it was last year, Kiev can not

Supplies electricity to Ukraine from Russia, which resumed in will cost Kiev about a third more expensive technical assistance mode than the commercial contract, said on Monday the newspaper “Kommersant”, citing informed sources.

in the “Interfax” on Friday, citing its sources reported that Kiev has asked Russia 600 MW of electricity through technical assistance mode. In the “System Operator UES” (SB, Manager Unified Energy Systems of Russia) edition confirmed this, adding that 600 MW – the maximum amount of supply in breakdown mode

The reason for this step, as reported, was the jump in electricity consumption from. -this heat and mass inclusion of air conditioners. However, at a number of nuclear power units continued repair campaign, the work of the South-Ukrainian NPP is limited due to a lack of cooling capacity. In addition, from June 1, stopped deliveries of coal from the Donbas.

By the end of 2015 Kiev stopped importing electricity from Russia. As explained when the company “Ukrenergo”, the needs of the integrated power system of Ukraine are covered by their own generation.

How long Ukraine will continue to energy imports in breakdown mode, not reported. However, according to sources of publication, the Russian electricity cost Kiev quite expensive. According to the source, about a third more expensive than the commercial contract.

A year ago, Kiev has already found himself in a similar situation. Publishing sources estimate the price of emergency supplies while at $ 0.07-0.08 per 1 kWh. As a result, Ukraine has preferred to return to the import of the commercial contract with the “Inter RAO” (Holding for the year Ukraine exported at 2.46 million kWh per 5.6 billion rubles.).

However, now in Kiev this is not possible, because the parties do not export contract extended to 2016.

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