In Ukraine, work is underway to make the "Vertical Corridor" more effective
The GTS operator, under the coordination of the Ministry of Energy, is working on expanding routes for additional gas imports to Ukraine
The GTS operator of Ukraine, in coordination with the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, is working on expanding routes for additional gas imports to Ukraine, as well as ensuring its transportation through the Ukrainian GTS to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Ministry of Energy reports.
"In particular, the OGTSU, together with the GTS operators of neighboring countries, is working to ensure the long-term commercial competitiveness of the Vertical Corridor," the department notes.
"Having a common product - the transportation of gas from other countries, in particular from Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, to Ukraine using an economically advantageous tariff, we can increase the capacity and tariff revenues of each of the participating countries, as well as ensure the receipt of a resource of non-Russian origin, which corresponds to the EU strategy," said Mykola Kolisnyk, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine. "This is a way to integrate our existing infrastructure into the pan-European one on fairly competitive terms and with a resource to cover the consumption of Central and Eastern Europe."
It is noted that new opportunities for supply diversification were discussed at the Energy Transition Summit: East Med & Southeast Europe, jointly organized by the Financial Times and the Greek newspaper Kathimerini.
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