Bisola David
The energy minister, German Galushchenko, announced on Friday that Ukraine will begin exporting electricity to Europe after a six-month break brought on by damaging Russian missile attacks on the nation’s infrastructure.
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that in a statement, Galushchenko claimed that repairs had been successful since “the Ukrainian electricity grid had been working for almost two months without any restrictions on consumption and with a power reserve.”
He said that selling the extra electricity will help raise money for the restoration of the damaged and destroyed energy infrastructure.
The European energy system would receive no more than 400 megawatts of exports. A short time before the war started, Ukraine was wired to the grid.
Galushchenko added that Ukraine’s own electricity users “unquestionably” remained their priority, but the actual amount of electricity exported will depend on their demands.
Since June till October, despite the full-scale Russian invasion that began more than 13 months ago, Ukraine has continued to sell electricity to Moldova, an adjacent former Soviet republic, and the European Union.
At this point, focused Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure started.
The war caused a decrease in electricity generation in Ukraine of about 27% in 2022.
The largest nuclear power station in Europe, which has been under Russian control since March and is located close to Zaporizhzhya, was shut down in September.
