Deputy Energy Minister of Ukraine Nemchinov decided to buy gas from Slovakia in the event of a shortage Such a replacement for Russian fuel was found by Deputy Energy Minister Maxim Nemchinov, RIA Novosti writes.
“Today we have enough natural gas in our storage facilities. I would also like to emphasize that even in the event of a deficit, we have the opportunity to import it, “the deputy minister said.
He also explained that the Ukrainian Naftogaz has the necessary funds and GTS capacity to purchase gas from Slovakia. At the same time, he decided that the projected price of gas that Ukraine can buy at the end of winter is about 26 thousand hryvnia (about a thousand dollars) per thousand cubic meters.
Earlier Nemchinov said that Ukraine is negotiating direct supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar through Polish terminals. According to Nemchinov, Ukraine wants supplies to go through two Polish terminals in Gdansk and Swinoujscie. He added that the bandwidth between Ukraine and Poland is not that great.