Ukrainian energy system has enough capacities, opportunities to export electricity to Europe – DTEK top manager

The start of Ukrainian electricity exports to Europe will help support the domestic energy system, which has enough capacity and capabilities to implement it, Dmytro Sakharuk, the executive director of DTEK Energy Holding, said.

"There is enough capacity in the Ukrainian system to start exporting to Europe. It will be very important to attract such necessary funds to the Ukrainian energy sector, which is now acutely lacking," he said at a briefing at the Media Center in Lviv on Thursday.

The executive director of DTEK noted that during the month of the war, electricity consumption fell by 30%, and payments for the consumed resource – by 70%.

"Under such conditions, each euro will be critical to support the energy system," Sakharuk stressed.

According to him, DTEK is in favor of the earliest possible resumption of electricity exports, which, together with imports, were stopped after the IPS of Ukraine, united with the trade zone of the Burshtyn Energy Island, went into an isolated mode on February 24 this year.

"We want the resumption of economic relations with Europe to begin as soon as possible, this will help support the energy system of Ukraine in this extremely difficult period," DTEK's top manager emphasized.

He also emphasized that the Ukrainian energy system is stable, the frequency is maintained at 50 Hz, which is "extremely important for Europeans, because the Ukrainian system, after synchronization, is part of a large European energy system."

Sakharuk also added that the stations of DTEK, which rebuilt its work on a war footing, consistently produce electricity and participate in balancing the energy system, and coal production in its mines reaches 90% of the national production.

According to him, during the hostilities, the company resumed power supply to more than 500,000 households in the zones of active hostilities – Kyiv and Donetsk regions.

"Unfortunately, there is no opportunity for this in Mariupol now,” DTEK's executive director said.

Source: www.en.interfax.com.ua