The Slovak state operator SEPS will continue to supply electricity to Ukraine as part of emergency assistance under an existing contract with the company "Ukrenergo," reports the Czech publication iRozhlas in response to threats from Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to halt electricity supplies to Ukraine.
"Analyst Jozef Badida stated to the Slovak newspaper Pravda that artificially restricting electricity exports from Slovakia is likely to violate both European and Slovak laws. Former Slovak Minister of Economy Karol Hirman previously mentioned that electricity is sold to Ukraine by traders, not the state. He argued that if electricity supplies to Ukraine were stopped, Slovakia would be drawn into a conflict within the EU," the publication noted.
It is also highlighted that in spring 2024, SEPS extended the contract for another 12 months, allowing it to supply up to 150 MW of electricity to Ukraine as part of emergency assistance. "In the first 11 months of last year, net electricity exports from Slovakia to Ukraine reached 2.43 terawatt-hours, which is three and a half times higher than the volume for the same period in 2023," the report stated.
As previously reported, in response to Ukraine's decision to halt the transit of Russian gas, part of which flows to Slovakia, Prime Minister Fico threatened to cut off electricity supplies to Ukraine. In this regard, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that "it seems Putin has instructed Fico to open a second energy front against Ukraine at the expense of the interests of the Slovak people." Poland expressed its readiness to increase electricity supplies to Ukraine following comments from the Slovak Prime Minister.
Ukraine's electricity imports in December 2024 increased 2.7 times compared to November, reaching 433.4 thousand MWh, while exports fell 6.1 times to 6.8 thousand MWh. Thus, electricity imports in December 2024 exceeded exports by 63.7 times. The largest amount of electricity was imported from Hungary – 152.33 thousand MWh (35.16%). This was followed by Slovakia – 107.08 thousand MWh (24.71%), Poland – 91.98 thousand MWh (21.23%), Romania – 70.78 thousand MWh (16.34%), and Moldova – 11.12 thousand MWh (2.57%).
Source: https://www.irozhlas.cz/ekonomika/ukrajina-o-proud-ze-slovenska-neprijde-tamni-provozovatel-prenosove-soustavy_2501031312_pj