Ukraine spent EUR 212 million on imported electricity in the first half of 2024 - ExPro

In the first half of 2024, Ukraine imported electricity worth 212 million euros, according to the ExPro Electricity monitoring.

The cost of imports in June 2024 has already exceeded 100 million euros. It is expected that in the second half of 2024, the cost of imported electricity will increase even more due to greater demand for electricity from the EU and possible price increases in neighboring markets.

According to ExPro, in the first half of 2024, Ukraine increased electricity imports almost 6 times, compared to the first half of 2023 - to 1.9 million MWh. This year, Hungary took 40% of the import structure, Slovakia - 21%, Romania - 19%, Poland and Moldova - the rest. Most of the electricity imported from Moldova is reimported from Romania.