REUTERS
NPC Ukrenergo is the operator of Ukraine's main and interstate power lines.
Ukrainian enterprises' debts before National Power Company (NPC) Ukrenergo in 2019 exceeded UAH 2.5 billion, or US$102.75 million.
"UAH 2.5 billion is the total amount of the deficit of funds that we have today," Ukrenergo CEO Vsevolod Kovalchuk said at a press conference.
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In particular, the debts for transmission and dispatching services amounted to UAH 1.5 billion (US$61.65 million), while UAH 0.4 billion (US$16.44 million) in companies' payments on rates was suspended under court rulings, he said. What is more, state-owned Energorynok (Energy Market) owes UAH 0.6 billion (US$24.66 million) to Ukrenergo.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine's National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission (NEURC) in December 2019 adopted a resolution to raise the tariffs of the integrated power grids operator, Ukrenergo, by 33% for electricity transmission and by 27.2% for dispatching services from January 1, 2020.
UNIAN memo. NPC Ukrenergo operates the main and interstate power lines, as well as centralized dispatching of the country's integrated power grids. Ukrenergo is a state-owned enterprise and is subordinate to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.