The State energy company is testing electricity import from Romania.

The State Energy Company of Ukraine plans to carry out a test of the process of importing electricity from Romania, said the company’s CEO, Vitaly Butenko. Butenko said that the ECU has already started testing electricity imports from Europe. In particular, it is planned to conduct another test from Romania because previous tests were from Slovakia. Butenko explained that the European electricity supplies are not commercial, but simply a test. They are necessary to ensure the technical capacity of the energy system to accommodate imports in case of need. According to the general director of the ECU, Ukraine can now import 500-600 MW of electricity, which is about half of Kyiv’s consumption needs. However, due to the difference in electricity prices between Europe and Ukraine, commercial imports will require financial support.