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Ukraine says chief goal is to be energy independent

The ultimate objective for Ukraine is not to reduce its dependency on Russia for energy, but to become energy independent.

Ukraine says chief goal is to be energy independent


The ultimate objective for Ukraine is not to reduce its dependency on Russia for energy, but to become energy independent, the country's prime minister Volodymyr Groysman said on November 22, 2017.

Ukraine serves as an energy bridge for Europe, hosting the pipelines that carry about 20 % of the Russian natural gas headed west. Geopolitical risks to energy security escalated as Kiev moved closer to the European Union in recent years.

Vice Prime Minister Volodymyr Kistion this summer said a policy strategy through 2035 aims to cut energy consumption by half and boost both conventional and alternative sources of energy. He stressed, however, that the strategy is only a signpost.

Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said the country has not taken on Russian gas in more than a year, crediting the diversification with breaking the Kremlin's grip over the former Soviet republic.

«That's true that we import gas from abroad,» he said in a statement. «But our aim is not to buy, but to become an energy independent state, and then to start exporting energy resources.»

Ukraine by 2035 aims to get about half of its electricity needs met by nuclear power, 24 % from hydropower and the rest for thermal-electric power stations.

Eurocoal, an association that represents coal producers in the European region, said Ukraine has enough of its own coal to last for more than a century.

Ukraine is among the Eastern European countries thought to be rich in shale natural gas reserves. Shell at one point had a contract to explore what the Ukrainian government said was an area said to contain about 4 trillion cubic feet of shale natural gas.



Author: Daniel J. Graeber


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