OREANDA-NEWS. June 18, 2012. These numbers are indicated by the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine, which remarks that in the same period of the last year it was delivered 144,8 mln. kWh of power to Moldova.

The increase in deliveries is explained b the fact that last year Ukraine started selling power to Moldova only on April, 1, providing in Q1, 2011 only monthly power interchanges with the energy system of Moldova. Commercial supply of power to Moldova is provided by DTEK Power Trade, a member of the largest Ukrainian private energy company DTEK. Till April, 1, 2012 Ukraine sold electricity to Moldova at a price of 6,1 cents for 1 kWh.

The selling price grew to 6,9cents according to the new contract. This is equal to the selling price Moldova is purchasing electricity from Moldova hydro power plant.

The contract between Energocom and DTEk Power Trade provides monthly deliveries of power sufficient to meet in full needs in electricity in RED-Nord и RED Nord-Vest electricity distribution networks of Moldova. In 2011 Ukraine supplied Moldova with 665,6 mln. kWh of power, 26,8 times up as compared with 2010.