E-filed by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko with the initiative to stop the supply of electrical energy in the Crimea, gained more than 25 thousand votes, we need To examine the head of the country.

Crimea is 70% dependent on the supply of electric power from Ukraine. According to the estimates of the Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation, the region needed an additional approximately 880 megawatts of capacity. Before the end of the current year primarily constructed of RF power bridge to the Crimea needs to be put into use, which will allow to give to the Crimea from the mainland To 400 megawatts of power. The second phase will provide an opportunity to increase the power flow To 800-840 MW - its construction have plans to finish in summer 2016.

The petition was registered on the Internet representation of the President on September 8 and has already scored 26, 6 thousand votes. To the head of Ukraine considered this or that posted on the Internet office of the petition, it must Express support for a minimum of 25 thousand people for more than three months from the date of publication, after which the President may submit to the Verkhovna Rada the draft laws aimed at solving the petition questions.

Crimea became a Russian region after the March 2014 referendum in which a Large number of residents at that time still Ukrainian autonomy, do not recognise the legality of the coup d'etat in Ukraine, voted for return to Russia. The Ukrainian authorities stopped the Russian region of sea, air, rail, bus and cargo letter. Also over the supply of food and water.

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