EU has increased opportunities for Ukraine to import electricity in winter

Ukraine and the EU have agreed to increase the possibility of importing electricity in winter, the Energy Ministry reports.

From December 1, 2024, the maximum capacity for importing electricity from the European Union will be increased from the current 1.7 to 2.1 GW.

“This will increase the resilience of the Ukrainian energy system in the face of criminal Russian shelling and infrastructure destruction,” said Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko.

He also thanked the European partners for their consistent position and effective steps to support the Ukrainian energy system on the eve of winter.

Ukraine will also have an additional opportunity to receive a guaranteed 250 MW of capacity from the EU in the emergency mode.

As NPC Ukrenergo noted, calculations to increase the technical capabilities of electricity imports by Ukraine have been underway since June.

Starting from March 2025, transmission system operators will be able to review the capacity limit for commercial electricity exchange between the EU and Ukraine and Moldova on a monthly basis.

According to D.Trading’s analysis, in September, Ukraine reduced electricity imports by 7% compared to the previous month, to 437 million kWh. The largest volumes came from Hungary, followed by Slovakia and Poland. The absence of power outages in Ukraine and a decrease in consumption, as well as a significant drop in prices in European markets, were the main factors behind the dynamics of electricity imports last month.