Ukraine has increased electricity exports by 69%

Ukraine in January-September 2012 has increased electricity exports by 68.9% (by 2 billion 920.2 million kWh) compared to the same period in 2011 - up to 7 billion 155.8 million kWh – as was stated in the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry.

Supply of electricity from Burshtyn Island TPS in the direction of Hungary, Slovakia and Romania has grown up by 33.6% (by 705.6 million kWh) compared to January-September 2011 - up to 2 billion 807.1 million kWh. Supply of electricity to Poland during specified period amounted for 756.8 million kWh while during the same period of the last year Ukraine did not export electricity in the direction of this country.

Thus, the export of electricity to the Central European countries (Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Poland) in the first nine months of 2012 increased by 69.6% (by 1 billion 462.4 million kWh) compared with January-September 2011 – up to 3 billion 563.9 million kWh.

Belarus for the first nine months of this year has imported 2 billion 954.6 million kWh of Ukrainian electricity, by 82.3% (by 1 billion 333.6 million kWh) more than in January-September 2011.

In addition, Ukraine in January-September-2012 supplied to Moldova 637.3 million kWh, which is 39.3% (179.7 million kWh) more than the same period last year.