Poland is ready to increase electricity supply to Ukraine together with Hungary and Romania – the spokesperson of the power networks

Poland will be able to increase the supply of electricity to Ukraine in the event that such supply is stopped by Slovakia, if this decision is supported by Hungary and Romania. This was reported by the newspaper Rzeczpospolita with reference to Maciej Wapinski, the spokesman of the Polish Electricity Networks.

According to him, Bratislava’s share in Ukraine’s energy supply can be redistributed between the rest of the EU states that supply electricity to the east – Hungary, Romania and Poland. At the same time, Wapinskii notes, Warsaw can help Ukraine only in agreement with its partners, since a unilateral decision can create a threat to the security of the electricity market in the entire region.

According to Polish expert Marcin Jakubik, in 2024 Hungary will become the largest exporter of electricity to Ukraine in the EU – Budapest accounts for 35% to 45% of the total volume of electricity from the European Union. Poland’s share is from 15% to 25%, approximately the same volume was supplied to Kyiv by Slovakia.

On December 27, the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, announced that his country may take measures against Ukraine in the event that it stops gas transit and allows the suspension of electricity supply to Kyiv. After that, the Bloomberg agency, citing an unnamed Polish official, wrote about Warsaw’s readiness to increase the volume of electricity exports to Ukraine.