During the 11 months of 2023, Russia exported 26.6% less electricity to China than in 2022.
The state of the power grid and ongoing breakdowns have prevented Russia from fulfilling its plans for supplying electricity to China. This was reported by the Russian pro-government publication Kommersant with reference to China’s customs statistics.
During the 11 months of 2023, Russia exported almost 3.16 billion kWh of electricity to China – 26.6% less than in 2022.
Among the reasons for the drop in supplies is the high accident rate of thermal power plants in the Far East against the backdrop of growing domestic demand.
In January, due to an accident at CHPP-1 in Khabarovsk, 145 facilities were left without heat. Khabarovsk CHPP-1 provides up to 60% of the city’s thermal energy consumption. On the day of the accident in Khabarovsk it was 20 degrees below zero.
In the summer, at least six major accidents occurred in Russian Primorye, when tens of thousands of people were left without electricity. The blackouts continued into the fall. In September, 10,000 residents of Vladivostok were without electricity.
In October, an accident in Nakhodka cut off electricity to more than 2,500 people; In addition, schools and kindergartens are without electricity.
In early December, due to an accident, more than 30,000 residents of 199 apartment buildings and the private sector in Vladivostok were left without electricity.
A few days later, almost two thousand residents of Ulan-Ude were left without electricity. That day the air temperature in the city was -34 degrees.
However, China is not the only country where the Russian Federation has failed to fulfill its obligations. In addition, by the end of 2023, electricity exports from Russia to other countries may drop to 10 billion kWh.
As we have already written, in September, China reduced its oil purchases from all major exporters amid a general decline in imports.
We remind you that the three largest oil and gas companies from China are included in the list of international sponsors of the war.
Source: korrespondent
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