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Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn will offer the Cabinet of Ministers to extend the contract between Russia's Inter RAO and Ukrinterenergo for the supply of electricity to Crimea in 2016.
"The decision for the supply of electricity to Crimea was actually the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers. I will bring it up for discussion once again this year," Demchyshyn said during the parliament's hour of questions to the government on Friday.
As UNIAN reported earlier, on December 30, 2014, Ukraine and the Russian Federation signed two contracts for the supply of electricity.
Read alsoUkraine raises power rates for occupied Crimea by 15%According to the Ministry of Energy of Russia, the agreements were signed between Russia's Inter RAO and Ukrinterenergo for the export of electricity from the united energy grid of Russia to the united energy grid of Ukraine.
Read alsoUkraine halts electricity imports from RussiaThe annual contract entered into force on December 30, 2014 providing for a stable schedule of deliveries of up to 1,500 MW. In parallel, in order to have a secure and uninterrupted power supply to Crimea, a subsidiary of Russia's Inter RAO - Center for Settlement LLC and Ukrinterenergo signed another agreement.