Ukraine has stopped the transit of Russian gas
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Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:01:25 +0200
Transit of Russian gas through Ukraine has been stoppedAs reported by the GTS Operator of Ukraine, at 0700 the Agreement on Interaction between LLC GTS Operator of Ukraine and PJSC Gazprom for Physical Connection Points of the Russian FederationUkraine between the gas transportation systems of Ukraine and the Russian Federation dated December 30, 2019 came to an end.Back in December 2024, official Kyiv warned that it planned to stop transporting natural gas from the Sudzha entry point on Ukraines eastern border to the exit points on the western and southern borders.After that, the GTS Operator of Ukraine informed international partners about this in accordance with the established procedure.The General Director of the Ukrainian State Transport and Communications Service, Dmytro Lippa, has already made a statement on this matter.
The Ukrainian gas transmission system operator has prepared the infrastructure in advance to operate in a zero transit mode and provide reliable gas supply to Ukrainian consumers.
The companys staff is ready to work in new conditions, he stressed.
How Ukraine prepared for the implementation of this decisioIt is known that the GTS Operator of Ukraine has agreed to increase guaranteed capacities to ensure the possibility of supplying gas both to Ukraine and through Ukraine to European consumers.What is important to understand is that last year, Ukraine received guaranteed capacities for the first time, increased in the southern direction this is the Vertical Corridor, and also obtained guaranteed capacities from Poland.
The second direction of the Companys preparation for zero transit was the optimization of the cost part.
Natural gas consumption for its own needs was significantly reduced, and a significant number of assets not involved in the operation of the gas transportation system were optimized.
It is also worth recalling that from January 1, 2025, the tariff for gas transportation for domestic consumers will increase fourfold from 124.16 to 501.97 UAH per 1,000 cubic meters.The decision is directly related to the cessation of Russian gas transit.
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