Ukraine boosts electricity exports by almost 30% in past year

REUTERS

11:20, 23.01.2018

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Ukraine increased electricity exports by 28.6% in 2017 against 2016, to 5.166 billion kWh, according to the Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Ministry's website.

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Over the period under review, Ukraine exported about 2.85 billion kWh of electricity to Hungary, which accounted for 55.2% of electricity sales abroad, 1.1 billion kWh to Moldova (22%), 895 million kWh to Poland (17.3%), 162 million kWh to Slovakia (3.1%), and 124 million kWh to Romania (2.4%), it said.

According to the ministry, electricity exports shrank by 10.6% in December 2017 alone year-over-year, to 458.7 million kWh.

Read alsoUkraine doubles commissioning of renewable energy facilitiesAs UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine saw a 10.9% increase in electricity exports in 2016 against 2015, to 4.014 billion kWh.

The energy ministry forecasts exports of electricity from Ukraine at 5.8 billion kWh in 2018.

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