Ukraine to be able to sell electricity on European market – Marchenko

Finance Minister of Ukraine Serhii Marchenko said this in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports.

“Ukraine has recently joined the European grid by becoming a member of ENTSO-E. Thus, the electricity produced in Ukraine can be sold on the European market. I discussed this opportunity with all European colleagues. Deputy Prime Minister, Bulgaria's Finance Minister Assen Vassilev has expressed readiness to put on the government’s agenda cobsideration of the issue of purchasing electricity produced by us,” he wrote.

On March 16, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) started the trial synchronisation of the continental European power system with the power systems of Ukraine and Moldova.

Photo credit: Sergii Marchenko, Facebook