Gulliver shopping center now buys electricity directly from abroad to facilitate the operation of Ukraine's power system
Kyiv • UNN
The Gulliver shopping and office center in Ukraine has switched to purchasing imported electricity directly from abroad to help ease the operation of the Ukrainian power grid, which is suffering from Russian shelling.
On July 11, the Gulliver shopping and office center switched to imported electricity and now buys it directly from abroad . This decision was made to facilitate the operation of Ukraine's energy system. This is stated in a press release available to UNN.
As noted, the complex was one of the first shopping malls and business centers in the country to switch to purchasing imported electricity. Now it buys it directly from four countries - Slovakia, Poland, Romania and Hungary. The cost of the tariff is dynamic and constantly changing. In general, the cost is about 25% more expensive than the regular tariff.
"This will primarily facilitate the operation of Ukraine's power system, which suffers from Russian shelling almost every day. It will also allow businesses that rent premises in a shopping mall or business center to operate without electricity restrictions and blackout schedules," the press release said.
Context
Since the end of March, Russia has launched numerous missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities, including thermal power plants, hydroelectric power plants, and many substations. This has caused shortages in the power system and forced Ukrenergo to revert to blackout schedules for households and businesses.
According to the Cabinet of Ministers' resolution, industrial consumers that cover 80% of their consumption with imported electricity are not subject to the power limitation schedules.
Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, CEO of NPC Ukrenergo, urged businesses to import electricity more actively to cover the deficit in the power system.
Editor's note: if your shopping mall or business center also purchases imported electricity to help facilitate the operation of Ukraine's power system, please send us information at [email protected].
