Ukraine’s Energy Minister Calls To Ban Energy Import From Belarus

This import contradicts the strategic goals of Ukraine.

The Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Halushchenko addressed a letter to the head of the National Commission for State Regulation in the Spheres of Energy and Utilities Valery Tarasyuk with a request to prohibit the import of electricity from Russia and Belarus.

The relevant information was reported to unian.net in the press-center of the Ministry of Energy.

It is noted that the minister turned to the regulator with such a request on the basis of the Law “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Concerning Certification of the Transmission System Operator”, which the Verkhovna Rada adopted on April 15, 2021.

"This (import - edit.) contradicts the strategic goals of Ukraine in the energy sector (in particular, the synchronization of the United Energy System of Ukraine with ENTSO-E) and potentially threatens energy security,” the press-center quotes the letter from the head of the Ministry of Energy.

According to the press-center, a key requirement when connecting the Ukrainian energy system to ENTSO-E is to ensure the sufficiency of its own generating capacities to cover the projected demand for electricity. Attraction of electricity imports worsens the financial and economic situation of electricity producers and, accordingly, the quality and completeness of the implementation of the repair schedules approved by the Ministry of Energy for the generating equipment of power plants and combined heat and power plants.