Energy Community Secretariat and NEURC met to address halt in electricity exports from Ukraine

The Energy Community Secretariat's Director Artur Lorkowski and Deputy Director Dirk Buschle met with NEURC's Chairman Ushchapovskyi to discuss the recent halt in electricity exports from Ukraine to Slovakia. The meeting was held in response to NEURC's request to find a solution to resume electricity exports from Ukraine, which had been halted as of April 21st.

Both parties agreed that any unjustified restrictions on electricity trade would be a severe breach of the Energy Community Treaty. Therefore, they have committed to working together with all actors involved to find a solution to resume electricity exports from Ukraine. The solution will be based on a prior in-depth assessment of the situation.

The Energy Community Secretariat remains dedicated to upholding the Energy Community Treaty in regard to electricity trade among Parties to the Treaty, and will persist in collaborating closely with all stakeholders to ensure non discriminatory, transparent, and environmentally sound electricity trade.