Kyiv plans to import electricity from different directions, for example, conversations are underway with the Russian Federation, Belarus, Moldova and Slovakia, said the Deputy Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Oleksandr svetlik.
Kiev has problems with electricity production due to the shortage of coal due to conflict in the Donbas, where the majority of Ukrainian coal mines. In the end the first of December, the government was forced to initiate an emergency shutdown of the country's electricity.
" Solved the question about the import of electricity with our partners, this is the same Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Slovakia, " said svetlik at a press conference on the first day of the week.
Speaking about the imports from Russia, he said: " There is a decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, opened the import through our state of the company " Ukrenergo ". Currently all said, please, all firms have the possibility to import. But as long as there is no decision from the capital of Russia.
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