“According to Svetlana Grinchuk, the total volume of imports will depend on how quickly Ukraine will be able to restore gas production, how intense Russian attacks will be intense”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“We plan to increase imports by about 30%if we manage to expand our import capacity,” Grinchuk said at a briefing after online meetings with G7+representatives.
According to the Ministry, which is quoted by Ukrainian and Western media, it is now a priority for providing imports for October-December, and other months will be discussed if necessary.
She reminded that 500 million euros of credit were attracted to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to buy gas, and another 300 million euros were attracted through the EIB.
“We have just discussed the possibilities of expanding these loans, and we discuss with some countries the possibilities of providing assistance on a grant basis to increase natural gas imports,” – quotes the Ministry of Ukrinform.
According to Hrynchuk, the total volume of imports will depend on how quickly Ukraine will be able to restore gas production, how intense the Russian attacks will be and how serious the potential damage caused to the gas transportation system can be.
In the summer, it was reported that Ukraine is trying to fill the underground gas storage facilities as soon as possible up to 13.2 billion cubic meters. m before the heating season, of which 4.6 billion cubic meters. m had to come from imports.
The Russian military has intensified firing of Ukrainian energy and gas infrastructure in recent weeks, which provides people with gas during the heating season.