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Ukraine technically can import about 2 GW of electricity from Europe, but will not be able to fully use this resource if the rules and price restrictions on the Ukrainian market do not align with European ones. This was stated by Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, head of the management board of DTEK Ukrenergo, in the 2020–2024 years on the air of Espreso.
According to him, cross-border capacity between states by itself does not guarantee electricity inflows. If the purchase price in Europe exceeds the maximum allowed selling price in Ukraine, commercial imports become unprofitable.
"But these 2000 MW will never enter the Ukrainian energy system if the rules by which the Ukrainian market operates do not correspond to European ones," Kudrytskyi noted.
He reminded that this situation already occurred last winter: despite a deficit of electricity and outages, the gap between Ukrainian price caps and European market prices hindered imports.
According to Kudrytskyi, in order to utilize available import capacities, Ukrainian price caps must allow covering the cost of purchasing electricity in Europe.
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