Poroshenko, Moldova premier discuss resumption of electricity supplies from Ukraine to Moldova
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister of Moldova Pavel Filip have discussed the issue of resuming electricity supplies from Ukraine to Moldova.
"We also discussed the issue of resumption of stable electricity supplies from Ukraine to Moldova. Cooperation in the energy sector remains an important factor in the integration of our countries into the European energy space and in strengthening the energy security of Ukraine and Moldova," Poroshenko told reporters after talks with Filip in Kyiv.
The prime minister of Moldova said that both countries are interested in the development of cooperation in the energy sector. According to him, the sides discussed "the creation of necessary conditions for the operation of Dnistrovsky hydraulic complex."
Earlier, on February 13 Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman at a joint press conference with the prime minister of Moldova said the anti-crisis energy headquarters at a meeting on Monday would consider the possibility of rolling blackouts of electricity due to lower coal stocks in the warehouses of Ukrainian power plants.
He said after the meeting the Cabinet of Ministers could be recommended to adopt a decree on the introduction of temporary emergency measures in the electricity market due to a lack of coal in storage and the schedule of rolling blackouts.