Assembled jumper to increase gas supplies from Slovakia to Ukraine
The company " Ukrtransgaz " has completed the installation of the connecting pipe between the main gas pipelines " Vojny - Uzhgorod " and " Union ", which will allow to increase the productivity and flexibility of the Slovak gas supply route for clients of Ukraine.
Assembled jumper in the potential gives the opportunity to increase gas supplies from Slovakia to Ukraine ", - said the press service of the organization Deputy Director of the Central dispatching Department of Ukrtransgas Vadim Frolov.
From mid June ended supplies of Russian gas to Ukraine. This decision was made because of the billions of dollars of debt Kiev. The issue With winter gas supplies from Russia (for the period From November 2014 to March 2015) was resolved on October 31. However, as long as Ukraine and not the beginning of the purchase of gas from the Russian Federation, and bought the " blue fuel " to Western partners. For example, Kyiv, Ukraine imports gas from Slovakia and Poland, which currently stands at 31 and 2 million cubic meters per day, respectively.
" Ukrtransgaz " before also reported about the start of installation in Slovakia a new cross-border gas metering station, through which will be imported Slovak gas.