Last year, Ukraine reduced gas consumption to approximately 27 billion cubic meters, while production was less than 20 billion cubic meters.
Ukraine plans to reduce gas consumption to the level of its own production, said the head of the Ministry of Energy at a meeting at and. about. US Charge d’Affaires for Ukraine Alan Purcell and US Agency for International Development (USAID) Ukraine Director Jim Hope on Wednesday, May 25th.
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According to the department’s press service, the transition to carbon-free energy will also continue.
“This will be facilitated by the involvement of USAID in the preparation of new projects for the construction of the energy sector, which should begin immediately after the end of the war,” Galushchenko said.
In addition, the authorities aim to increase electricity exports to Europe.
“Right now, we plan to increase commercial exports. This is important for us, because there is a shortage in the electricity market due to the lowering of the level of communities as a result of the war. On the other hand, the increase of the export of Ukrainian electricity will allow European states to significantly replace Russia’s gas “, said the minister.
Recall that by the end of 2021, Ukraine will reduce gas consumption by almost 7% – to 26.8 billion cubic meters. about. At the same time, the needs of the population received almost 5% more than in 2020 – 8.6 billion cubic meters. m of gas. This is 31.9% of the total volume consumed.
At the same time, in 2021, Ukraine reduced its own gas production by 2.2% to 19.79 billion cubic meters.
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Source: korrespondent
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