Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the launch of power transmissions to Romania was the beginning of a process that could help Europe reduce its dependence on Russian hydrocarbons.
Zelensky’s comments in his Thursday night video message follow an announcement by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal that exports began earlier in the day – with a volume of 100 megawatts – four months after the war. of Russia against Ukraine.
The president said the start of exports was “another significant step in our move towards the European Union”.
“Thanks to Ukrainian electricity, a significant part of Russian gas used by European consumers can be replaced. So it’s not just an export revenue issue for us, but a security issue for the whole of Europe,” Zelensky said.
“Let me remind you that our country’s connection to the EU’s common energy system took place already after the war started. Ukraine is doing things that once seemed impossible.”
Ukraine reached an agreement in mid-March to join the European Network of Transport System Operators (ENTSO-E) as an observer after its network was linked to the EU.
ENTSO-E said this week that preparations are complete for Ukraine’s first exports, along with Moldova’s energy, from 30 June – through an interconnection with Romania.
Electricity trading on other interconnections between Ukraine and Slovakia and Ukraine and Hungary — as well as between Moldova and Romania will follow soon, he said. The group said that total trading capacity would initially be set at 100 MW in the first phase.
In his previous announcement, Prime Minister Shmyhal said Ukraine’s electricity export potential to Europe could reach 2.5 gigawatts.
Source: CNN Brasil
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