In the second half of September, Ukraine continues to be an exporter of electricity to EU countries. However, this does not affect wholesale prices in Eastern Europe. And in Slovakia, from which Ukraine's electricity supplies have stopped since September 2, the exchange value has even become lower than that of its neighbors in the European Union.
Ukraine continues to be a net exporter of electricity. Gradually, the weather is changing, but sales remain high. According to ENTSO-E, on September 18, commercial exports from Ukraine will amount to 18 GWh. This is not a record 26.2 GWh on September 9, but serious volumes.
Hungary continues to be a major recipient of electricity from Ukraine. On September 18, deliveries are scheduled at 7.9 GWh. Moldova is next — 4.3 GWh. And Poland and Romania will receive 3.59 GWh and 2.22 GWh, respectively.
Import to At the same time, Ukraine will be almost three times lower — 6.78 GWh. Almost half will be in Hungary.
Ukraine has become a net exporter of electricity since July due to low demand and an increase in solar generation capacity.
Last year, the situation was different, but the change in flows did not affect prices in Eastern European countries. Moreover, on September 2, obviously for political reasons, the supply between Slovakia and Ukraine stopped and Kiev's western neighbor even won in price from its EU neighbors.
For example, in the second half of August, wholesale prices in Slovakia and Hungary were approximately at the same level and Slovak quotes even exceeded Hungarian ones by several euros per MWh. In September, the situation changed and the difference has already become reversed. For example, on September 9, Ukraine delivered record volumes for export and the average daily wholesale cost of electricity in Hungary amounted to 149 euros per MWh. At the same time in In Slovakia, it did not exceed 139 euros per MWh, according to Energyprices.eu On September 16, exchange prices in Hungary amounted to 126 euros, and in the neighbor — 89 euros.
Without Slovakia, large volumes of electricity from Ukraine went to Poland, however, in this case there were more benefits for Ukrainian companies than for the local market. Supplies from a neighboring country could not affect the instability of green energy in the country, and Poland this year remains with one of the highest electricity prices on the stock exchange, where businesses buy. In September, the average daily wholesale cost, as EADaily wrote, was the highest since February — 112 euros per MWh.
As EADaily reported, on September 2, right on the eve of the meeting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Russian President Vladimir Putin in China, electricity supplies between Slovakia and Ukraine has completely stopped. This is evidenced by the data of the platform of operators of energy systems of EU countries ENTSO-E. The reasons are unknown. Neither side reports a halt in supplies, despite the fact that a conflict has long broken out between Bratislava and Kiev due to the suspension of Russian gas transit and strikes on the Druzhba oil pipeline, which affect Slovakia's oil purchases from Russia. The meeting of Robert Fico and Vladimir Zelensky in Uzhgorod.
Until recently, Slovakia was the second largest supplier of electricity to Ukraine, which depends on imports in the cold season. Purchases help the country compensate for the loss of power plants due to retaliatory strikes by the Russian army.