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Debts to NERC Ukrenergo on the balancing market exceeded 45 billion UAH. In winter they grew to 1 billion UAH per month, in summer—to 400–600 million UAH. This was stated by Yuriy Boiko, a member of the company's supervisory board, in an interview with the YouTube project “Speak on Matters.”
According to him, the debt accumulates due to consumers who do not pay for electricity but, for various reasons, cannot be disconnected. As a result, Ukrenergo does not receive funds for consumed electricity and cannot fully settle accounts with its producers.
Boiko estimates that more than 80% of debts to the company are problematic, with a low likelihood of collection.
"The debt to NERC Ukrenergo has already exceeded 45 billion, and this is largely a mix of problematic consumers," he said.
To improve settlements, the government, according to Boiko, changed the mechanism for distributing funds to heat utilities. An additional 5% of their receipts are directed to Ukrenergo for repaying debts on the balancing market. Also, as he noted, a mechanism of special accounts is being introduced for certain protected consumers.
Boiko does not expect a complete cessation of new debts, but hopes for a significant reduction in the rate of their accumulation.
"The government has adopted a number of measures that should improve the level of settlements," he emphasized.
In his view, slowing the growth of debt could create conditions for agreements with European partners on grant-credit support. These funds, as he explains, could be redirected to repay Ukrenergo’s debts to participants in the balancing market, so that producers receive payment for electricity already released and can use it for work and restoration.
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