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Kommersant: The sale of electricity for export is proposed to gradually

Sep 15th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Main News

The fact that the National Commission Electricity Regulation (NERC) may sell at auction is not the whole amount of electricity for export, and divide it into lots, said the president of NAC Energy Company of Ukraine (NAK EKU) Vladimir Zinevich.

This year will be sold 100 MW of power section. The next year sales will occur in two stages: in January - 200 MW per year, another 300 MW - a monthly basis since February, - said Mr. Zinevich. According to him, this order will soon be approved by NERC, as last Thursday agreed to the meeting in the Ministry of Fuel. This procedure, according to Mr. Zinevich, will diversify risks and improve control of sales.

According to the Fuel and Energy Ministry, from January to July, Ukraine exported 1.8 billion kWh of electricity, which is 57,8% less than in 2008. The volume of exports in the first eight months of the ministry is not yet known, Noting that the gap compared to last year has increased - in August at the export-oriented Burshtynsk TPP was carried out repairs.

NERC Head Valeriy Kalchenko declined to comment on the statements of Mr. Zinevich. A spokesman for the Ministry of Fuel and Fent Di confirmed that the president called NAK EKU option discussed at the meeting. Perhaps next year's sale will be in the proportion of 200 to 300 MW, and possibly one lot each month. There are two proposals, but some of them fit, decides to NERC, - he said. Earlier the head of Fuel and Energy Ministry Yuriy Prodan said that the transition to auctions to sell section shall be gradual to allow the monopoly exporter of electricity • OJSC Ukrinterenergo terminate the long-term agreements with companies Ukrenergy Trade, Korlea Invest and Zomar (controlled by businessman Basil Danylivym).

Member of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada on thermal power station Sergei Titenko argues that the proposed scheme is contrary to law On Amendments to the Law On Power Industry. The law says that the auction must be sold in the whole power section - 550 MW. NAK EKU proposal violates the law and make possible the abolition of the auction results in court and maintaining a monopoly in the market, due to which Ukraine is lost every year, an estimated $ 150 -- 170 million , - says Mr. Titenko. Agrees with him his colleague in the Committee Sergei Tulub: The Ministry, as well as NERC, delaying the holding of auctions to be held in August. This is the hands of today's monopoly exporter.

Oleg Gavrish, Alexander Chernovalov

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