Ukraine intends to continue exporting electric energy to Poland in November, Fuel and Energy Ministry press secretary Fent Di informed Ukrainian News.

As to him, currently Ukraine is providing 200 MWt of electric energy to Poland.

Di specified, previously exports were decreased to 100 MWt from 200 MWt because of insufficient reserves of coal at storehouses of thermoelectric power stations needed for the 2008-2009 heating season.

At the same time he stressed, by the moment thermoelectric power stations have stocked up about 3.5 million tons of coal at their storehouses, by 1 million tons more than on the same day in 2007.

As Ukrainian News earlier reported, Fuel and Energy Minister Yurii Prodan announced on October 19 the intention to stop exportation of electricity to Poland due to problems in accumulation of coal at thermoelectric power stations for the needs of the 2008-2009 heating season.

Ukraine reduced electricity exports to Poland in October from 200 MWt to 100 MWt because of that.

Ukraine stopped exporting electricity to Poland on October 1, 2007 and resumed in April 2008.

The export was suspended after the National Electricity Regulation Commission ordered to purchase electricity for export at prices not lower than those on the wholesale electricity market.

At that time, Polish Zomar S.A. energy trader was selling electricity for USD 0.028,5 per kilowatt-hour while the price on the wholesale electricity market stood at around USD 0.05 per kilowatt-hour.

The state-run enterprise Ukrinterenerho performing foreign economic operations holds monopoly in exporting electricity to Moldova, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and Romania.