The European Commission asked for European Union member states’ support in connecting Ukraine’s electricity grid to the European grid, the commissioner for energy, Kadri Simson, Estonia’s representative, said.
Ukraine decoupled from the Russian grid it had previously been connected to early February 24 morning and shortly before the commencement of the invasion by Russian forces.
Simson said that the synchronization with the continental European grid could take place as early as next Sunday and would serve to make Ukraine more energy independent from Russia.
“I believe this is the only possible course of action in current circumstances,” Simson said via a tweet, adding that she would be asking EU energy ministers to support the emergency move.
The connection of Ukraine’s grid to the European grid has originally been planned for 2023 in any case, but the invasion by Russia has brought this forward.
The measure would still need the support of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for electricity (ENTSO-E), Simson added. (ERR/Business World Magazine)
