Ukraine increased gas transportation seven times

This year, seven times more natural gas was brought to Ukraine from the European Union and Moldova than last year. The Ministry of Energy announced this on Monday, October 16.

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“From April to October 2023, the GTS Operator transported more than 3 billion cubic meters of natural gas from the EU and Moldova to Ukraine. This is seven times higher than the volumes of gas transported in the same period in last year (over 414 million cubic). meters),” the statement said.

Of the amount of gas transported, 2.4 billion cubic meters are stored in underground gas storage facilities. m of gas, owned by foreign companies.

“The ordering of capacities of European traders is the result of the work done to certify UGS facilities according to European standards. This activity indicates the full integration of the Ukrainian gas infrastructure with the European .This is a significant step towards creating an energy hub in Ukraine and ridding Europe of dependence on Russian gas,” said energetics minister German Galushchenko.

According to the Ukrainian GTS Operator, Slovakia has become the main direction of natural gas transportation – 45% of gas volumes come from there. Gas is also supplied from Hungary, Poland and, for the first time this year, from the Trans-Balkan direction (from Romania to Moldova).

Earlier it became known that Ukraine has accumulated the planned amount of gas in underground storage facilities ahead of schedule to get through the coming winter.