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Electricity shortage can be prevented by importing coal, electricity and burning gas – DTEK
KYIV. Nov 10 (Interfax-Ukraine) – There are four ways to overcome the shortage of 5.5 billion kWh of electricity, which is projected in the Ukrainian power system in November-March 2021-2022, DTEK CEO Maksym Timchenko said at a press conference on Tuesday.
"It is necessary to import 1 million tonnes of coal to Centerenergo, which will make it possible to generate 2 billion kWh. The price of this electricity, based on the current quotations of $150 per tonne of coal in Amsterdam, is UAH 4 [per kWh]," he said.
The second way Timchenko called the operation of a TPP on a mix of coal and gas, at which the price of 1 kWh will be UAH 4.33.
The next opportunity to cover the electricity shortage is the operation of the Kyiv CHPP-5 and CHPP-6 and the Kharkiv CHPP-5 using gas. "I believe that the Kyiv and Kharkiv CHPPs should start work. Taking into account the decision made yesterday [approval of the procedure for attracting TPPs and CHPPs to the production of electricity by burning gas by the energy regulator], they, I believe, will start work," the CEO of DTEK said, informing that the price of electricity will be UAH 5.5 per 1 kWh with a gas price of UAH 26,000 per 1 cubic meter without VAT.
As the fourth method, Timchenko noted the import of electricity from Belarus. "If we consider 400 MW as an even schedule [when importing from Belarus], if we can get such a capacity, this will give us about 1.5 billion kWh for the entire autumn-winter period," the head of the energy holding said.
The CEO of DTEK also appealed to the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission of Ukraine (NEURC) with a proposal to take into account in the dispatching tariff of NPC Ukrenergo the funds to cover the difference between the cost of electricity produced by burning gas and the market price of gas to cover generation losses.
In turn, DTEK, according to Timchenko, in the period from November 2021 to March 2022 will operate the maximum available equipment using 28-29 power units and will guarantee self-sufficiency in coal. "That is, when we speak of 5.5 billion kWh [of electricity shortage], this is taking into account that we are working at the maximum capacities and we have coal for this," the head of the energy holding said.
