Energy supplies to Ukraine in Crimea increased due to the agreement with the Russian Federation

Ukraine increased electricity supplies in the Crimea From 650 to 740 MW megawatts, this has become possible due to signed on Tuesday an agreement between the Russian and Ukrainian companies for electricity exports from Russia to Ukraine, said Last news the Minister of fuel and energy of Crimea Sergey Egorov.

Russian Company " inter RAO " and " vital-press " on Tuesday signed a contract for electricity exports from Russia to Ukraine, the parties also agreed to ensure reliable and uninterrupted supply of Crimea. The agreement comes into effect From December 30, 2014 and provides for uniform delivery schedule up to 1, 5 thousand megawatts. So, the Russian side has fully satisfy the request of Ukraine on energy supplies. While respecting the condition of the RF is to provide in response electricity Crimea.

" The energy supply situation in Crimea normal. Flow from Ukraine is presumably 740 megawatts. According To the agreement signed yesterday, the Ukrainian side has increased the Flow, " said Egorov.

according to him, an additional amount supplied From Ukraine electricity plus generate our own give full confidence that issues With electricity, except for force majeure, Crimea experience will not.

Yegorov said that his own generation in the Crimea is represented by three CHP (Saki, Simferopol, Kerch) and alternative sources of generation. However, mobile diesel-generator station that supported the Crimean power system, during the supply of electricity From Ukraine, now disabled.

" Having the Flow of Ukraine in the amount of 740 MW, has the opportunity to be a little more, depending on the situation, blackouts are not applied, " said Smith, noting that new year's eve Crimeans should not be afraid of light outages.

thanks standoff in Kiev Donbass lost the majority of coal mines. Coal is not enough, and among them, for the production of electricity. From 1 December in Ukraine are rolling blackouts. They touched and the Crimea, which is 70% dependent on the supply of electricity From Ukraine.

last week Ukraine twice completely dead Crimea. Last time on December 26, the Peninsula remained without electricity for about 4 hours. Upon resumption of the flow of Ukraine's power was reduced From 650 to 400 megawatts, because of this, the authorities of the Crimea had to enter schedule blackouts in cities and districts of the Peninsula. On the first day of the week, December 29, Ukraine resumed the Flow of electricity in the amount of 650 megawatts.


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