“The European market will be more transparent for Ukraine, less politicized, more open”.
Ukraine has recently joined the European grid, becoming a member of ENTSO-E and will now be able to sell its electricity in the Western market. On the Facebook page of the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Serhiy Marchenko.
“He discussed this possibility with all European colleagues. we have electricity, “Morchenko said in a statement.
Note that the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) unites 43 operators in 39 countries on the European continent.
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Integration of Ukraine and Moldova into the European energy system and energy dependence on Belarus
At the initial stage of creation, Ukraine's energy system was closely linked in terms of technology view of the respective systems of Russia, Belarus and Moldova. At the same time, the situation was such that dependence on Russia became especially acute in case of emergencies.
After the annexation of Crimea, the events in Donbass in 214, there was a public demand caused by the strategic need to get rid of dependence on energy, Ukraine moved to blockade economic relations with Russia. Integration processes with European countries, in particular energy systems, are shifting in some places from the economic to the geopolitical plane.
However, after the launch of the Belarusian nuclear power plant in autumn 2020, Ukraine became an importer of electricity from Belarus. It should be noted that this project in the city of Ostrovets, Grodno region, was implemented with the financial support of the Russian company Atomstroyexport.
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In fact, Minsk will pay the proceeds to Moscow, namely Rosatom as a loan repayment.
“Meanwhile, the European market for Ukraine more transparent, less politicized, more open, will have better prospects,” – said in a statement. Wikipedia.
Earlier we reported that Ukraine promises to give up coal by 2035.
