OREANDA-NEWS. November 23, 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 536 mln. kWh of power to Moldova.

A share of Moldova made up 8.9% of a total volume of power exported from Ukraine in this period. Within 10 months of 2012 major importers of the Ukrainian power were Belarus – 41.2% of the total amount of the export, Hungary – 36.5% and Poland – 10.5%. Since April, 1 commercial supply of power to Moldova has been 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 a 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 Moldovan hydro power plant. The contract provides monthly deliveries of power enough 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.