At the end of December 2021, the Ukrainian Energy Exchange held 80 trading sessions in BETS and 163 auctions for the purchase and sale of electric energy in BETS in the Electric Power version, 84 trading sessions for the sale of untreated timber, as well as 4 trading sessions every day were produced by the exchange in the short-term natural gas market.

The volume of sales of energy resources in price terms over the past month increased by 11% compared to December 2020 (excluding trading volumes using differentials). Most of the volumes sold were in the areas of "Electrical power" and "Untreated timber".

The sale of electricity under bilateral contracts in both trade zones in December 2021 amounted to 61.98 million MWh (with PSO).

During December, UEEX sold 117.951 million cubic meters. m of natural gas, 12.559 thousand tons of liquefied gas, 141.255 thousand tons of oil and gas condensate, 150.780 thousand tons of oil products, as well as 389.47 thousand cubic meters of untreated timber.

The number of bidders in PP BETS is 1,109; as of the end of the month, there are 415 companies in the "Electric Energy" direction. The number of clients in the "Untreated timber" direction is 3.9 thousand companies.

“UEEX is open for buyers and sellers of energy resources, trading takes place every working day, as well as throughout the week on the short-term natural gas market. Thanks to cooperation with UEEX, market participants receive the most up-to-date information on current prices, and also can take advantage of new products and developments that accompany the trading process. At the same time, an increase in trade volumes is a prerequisite for the efficient development of energy markets with more transparent pricing.” - noted the CEO of UEEX, O. Kovalenko.