REUTERS
Ukraine's electricity imports from Russia decreased by almost 95.7%, while those from Belarus dropped by 83.3%.
The state-owned operator of Ukraine's integrated power grids, Ukrenergo, says the share of imported electricity in the country's power grids in March 2020 shrank by 19.7%, to 442.5 million kWh.
"In March 2020, Ukraine's electricity imports from Russia decreased by almost 95.7%, while those from Belarus dropped by 83.3%. So, electricity imports in March 2020 stood at 442.510 million kWh, which was 19.7% down against February 2020," Ukrenergo's press service said in a statement on April 14.
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It is noted that imports into the trade zone of Ukraine's Integrated Power System (IPS), synchronized with the energy grids of Russia, Belarus, and Moldova, amounted to 9.2 million kWh, or 0.1% of the total electricity generation, which was 88.9% down from February 2020.
Imports into the trade zone of the Burshtynska TPP energy "island," operating synchronously with the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), stood at 433.2 million kWh, which was 14% up from February 2020, the report said.
At the same time, in total, imports to the trade zone of Ukraine's IPS in February were limited by over 99% to ensure operational security of the power system.
What is more, Ukraine's electricity exports in March 2020 amounted to 773.6 million kWh, that is 4.5% up from the previous month. Exports have shown a steady growth trend since the beginning of the year, primarily due to an increase in electricity supplies to Hungary.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine's power system in February received 14.272 billion kWh of electricity, including 13.721 billion kWh generated by Ukrainian power plants and 550.79 million kWh of imported electricity.
Ukraine in January-March 2020 boosted foreign currency revenue from electricity exports by 28.8% year-over-year, from US$98.36 million to US$126.69 million.