Electricity sales in February 2024

In February 2024, the UEEX held 84 auctions for the purchase and sale of basic, individual load and block positions of electricity. Of these, 63 auctions were held in specialized sections, 20 in the commercial section and one auction in the import/export section.

In February, 619 starting positions for the purchase and sale of various types of load were formed. In February, the total volume of electricity purchase and sale on the bilateral contracts market amounted to 4,30 million MWh.

As of the end of February, UEEX had 552 accredited bidders participating on the Electricity auction. The main participants are: Energoatom, Ukrhydroenergo, state-owned and municipally owned CHPs and TPPs, Guaranteed Buyer, DTEK Group companies, universal service providers, NPC Ukrenergo, traders, and large consumers.

As of February 29, the monthly base load index for March amounted to 2409.0 UAH/MWh, while the index for February was formed at 3107.6 UAH/MWh.

"Today, the bilateral contracts market is a significant component for market participants to carry out long-term planning of electricity purchases for future periods," commented O. Kovalenko, CEO of UEEX.