The European Commission is studying the possible form of financial assistance to Ukraine For gas injection into storage under, said the Vice-President of the European Commission energosoiuz maro? ?ef?ovi? on Tuesday in the process of the international conference in support of Ukraine in Kiev.
"We are working with the Ukrainian authorities in relation to provision of additional financial tools To help Ukraine get through this period, the reform process that is currently undergoing. We currently are in close cooperation with the Ukrainian government, international financial institutions such as EBRD, European investment Bank, IMF, to weigh all the options, how We can better help in that sense, " said Sefcovic at a press conference, answering the question, you continue the dialogue between Ukraine and the European Commission on the granting of Kyiv loan for the pumping of gas into storage under the ground.
Ukraine from October 20, 2014 began the selection of gas from underground storage facilities in connection with the beginning of the heating season. In the current year Ukraine has started to pump gas into storage. According to "Ukrtransgaz" on April 20, this year in UGS approximately 362 million cubic meters of gas, of which 316 million cubic meters in April.
Minister of energy of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchyshyn on 20 March said that Naftogaz is ready to upload over the summer capacity of 19 billion cubic meters of gas, while taking into account the reduction in demand, this number is not needed. For the purchase of fuel Ukraine hopes for aid from the European Union. The story is about the amount of 800 million to 1 billion dollars, said Demchyshyn.
according to information from the Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation, For the normal passage of winter, Ukraine needs to have in their own UGS about 18-20 billion cubic meters of gas.
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