Once the flow of Russian energy across Ukraine to Europe stops, they'll have to use the herds of unicorns.
Posted on 03/25/2022 7:33:20 PM PDT by elpadre
The start of Ukrainian electricity exports to Europe will help support the domestic energy system, which has enough capacity and capabilities to implement it, Dmytro Sakharuk, the executive director of DTEK Energy Holding, said.
"There is enough capacity in the Ukrainian system to start exporting to Europe. It will be very important to attract such necessary funds to the Ukrainian energy sector, which is now acutely lacking," he said at a briefing at the Media Center in Lviv on Thursday.
The executive director of DTEK noted that during the month of the war, electricity consumption fell by 30%, and payments for the consumed resource - by 70%.
"Under such conditions, each euro will be critical to support the energy system," Sakharuk stressed.
According to him, DTEK is in favor of the earliest possible resumption of electricity exports, which, together with imports, were stopped after the IPS of Ukraine, united with the trade zone of the Burshtyn Energy Island, went into an isolated mode on February 24 this year.
"We want the resumption of economic relations with Europe to begin as soon as possible, this will help support the energy system of Ukraine in this extremely difficult period," DTEK's top manager emphasized.
He also emphasized that the Ukrainian energy system is stable, the frequency is maintained at 50 Hz, which is "extremely important for Europeans, because the Ukrainian system, after synchronization, is part of a large European energy system."
Sakharuk also added that the stations of DTEK, which rebuilt its work on a war footing, consistently produce electricity and participate in balancing the energy system, and coal production in its mines reaches 90% of the national production.
According to him, during the hostilities, the company resumed power supply to more than 500,000 households in the zones of active hostilities - Kyiv and Donetsk regions.
"Unfortunately, there is no opportunity for this in Mariupol now,” DTEK's executive director said.
How efficient is that?
Not much, I suspect.
It’s like transporting electricity from a central location halfway across the US.
Once the flow of Russian energy across Ukraine to Europe stops, they'll have to use the herds of unicorns.
Once the flow of Russian energy across Ukraine to Europe stops, they'll have to use the herds of unicorns.
“...Sakharuk also added that the stations of DTEK, which rebuilt its work on a war footing, consistently produce electricity and participate in balancing the energy system, and coal production in its mines reaches 90% of the national production.
According to him, during the hostilities, the company resumed power supply to more than 500,000 households in the zones of active hostilities - Kyiv and Donetsk regions....”
hard to believe, but I do! The Ukes are something else.
“..like transporting electricity from a central location halfway across the US...”
Ukraine is in Europe and Europe needs power as they want to rid themselves of Russian oil.
Every little bit helps.
The media want us to believe Ukraine is one big smoking crater and land of devastation because of Russia bombing. This article implies that CANNOT be true.
I wonder if this is an attempt to counter what will in happen the EU if it cuts off long term energy support from Russia?
Something like, “don’t worry that you’ll be literally left out in the cold, we can handle the whole works”.
It’s strange indeed.
The Ukrainians are keen on others sanctioning Russia, but instead of asking the other countries to stop buying Russian gas, they could just shut a few valves inside of western Ukraine.
However, they haven’t shut the flow of gas from Russia to Slovakia and Hungary, nor, it seems, the flow of electricity to the Donbas.
Every little bit does help, I agree.
It just seems that there is going to be a loss through transference to me.
The distance from Kiev to Berlin is 1340km.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=kiev+to+berlin&t=h_&ia=web
Sounds like it's more efficient than the electricity production and transport here in California the last couple years.
What a difference a year makes in attitude once POTUS Trump is removed from office.
For a country at war with a super power one would think they’d have other priorities than worrying about selling electricity to Europe.
Exactly.
Zelensky is predicting WW3 and this guy is working on a business deal
Something ain’t adding up.
I’m not really sure Russia is going to sell electricity to Europe. If they do, it’ll probably have to be in Rubles.
“... this guy is working on a business deal...”
Zelensky was elected president 2019 while Donnald Trump was in office. He was not a politician, had not been in government. He was elected in a landslide - over 70%.
It is said that Zelensky is to Ukraine as Trump is to the US.
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**It is said that Zelensky is to Ukraine as Trump is to the US.**
Was the msm hating on Zel before Russia started building up forces across the border?
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“they could just shut a few valves inside of western Ukraine”
I think they are happy to continue receiving transit fees for the gas passing through their country to the EU.
At least on paper they are getting paid.
Plus they don’t cut off energy to the countries supplying them with weapons.
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