GTS Operator of Ukraine announces action plan in case of gas transit from Russia stops

Ukraine can import gas from Slovakia and Hungary, this will be enough to form reserves for the next heating season, the country’s Ministry of Energy said, Report informs.

Pumping of Russian gas through the Ukrainian GTS continues to decline for the third day in a row, at the moment the application for pumping is 73.03 million cubic meters.

“If the Russian side stops transit, the gas transportation system will be reoriented to meet the priority needs of Ukrainians,” UNIAN reports with reference to the GTS Operator of Ukraine.

The company noted that in the event of a threat to the uninterrupted supply of gas to consumers, the National Action Plan approved by the Ministry of Energy will work. In case of a critical situation, depending on the degree of the crisis, the relevant ministry has the right to apply a set of measures, including non-market ones.

Earlier, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that the National Joint Stock Company of Ukraine Naftogaz plans to receive about 3.3 billion cubic meters of gas from its own production in the first quarter of 2022.