Slovakia stops supplying electricity to Ukraine? Energy company responds
If the Slovak state company SEPS actually terminates the agreement to provide emergency electricity support to Ukraine, it will not affect the energy system, according to the Ukrenergo energy company.
"The emergency support from the Slovak direction was non-systemic and provided in very limited volumes. The last time the Slovak transmission system operator provided emergency support at the request of NPC Ukrenergo was on January 23," the statement reads.
The company also noted that, despite various statements, SEPS has not yet submitted any official documents indicating an intention to terminate the mutual emergency assistance agreement.
Ukrenergo emphasized that this agreement is not related to commercial matters. Electricity imports from Slovakia continue without any restrictions, and import volumes are determined solely by the results of auctions for cross-border transmission capacity allocation.
Termination of electricity imports from Slovakia
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico threatened in February to halt electricity supplies to Ukraine, citing the situation with the Druzhba oil pipeline.
On February 23, Fico announced that Slovakia would suspend emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine. His decision sparked widespread criticism: the opposition parliamentary party Freedom and Solidarity announced it would file a complaint with the prosecutor’s office regarding Fico’s decision to stop emergency electricity deliveries to Ukraine.
Despite parliamentary outrage and public opinion, the Slovak government still decided to suspend electricity deliveries to Ukraine. On March 4, SEPS announced its intention to terminate the contract with Ukrainian Ukrenergo.
In Ukraine, Fico’s government decision was mocked. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that terminating the contract for emergency electricity supply to Ukraine is a counterproductive move by Bratislava.
