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Ukraine tests how to import electricity from Romania

Monday, 28 November 2022, 15:00

ECONOMICHNA PRAVDA — MONDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2022, 15:51

The state-owned trader Energy Company of Ukraine carried out a test import of electricity from Romania on Sunday, 27 November. 

This is reported by a press service of the company, as shared by Ukrinform news outlet. 

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"The state-owned energy trader JSC Energy Company of Ukraine imported non-commercial amounts of electricity from Romania in a test mode with 1 MW capacity at two points of time (at 9:00 and 14:00) on 27 November 2022," the company reported.

As the energy company has pointed out, the import of electricity may become an additional instrument of stabilising Ukraine’s energy system.

Test supplies are needed in order to check a technical possibility of importing the electricity from Europe in case of such a need. 

Background:

The state-owned trader Energy Company of Ukraine carried out the first test of the importation of electricity from Europe, specifically Slovakia, on Thursday, 27 October.

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