The FINANCIAL — Ukraine is ready to supply electric power to Russia in view of the accident at JSC RusHydro's Sayano-Sushenskaya hydroelectric power plant (HPP), Serhii Pavlusha, deputy minister of fuel and energy, said in an interview with the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia newspaper.
The damage of such large capacities as JSC RusHydro's Sayano-Sushenskaya HPP is a problem even for such powerful electricity supply network like Russian one, he added.
«If Russian authorities are interested, we are ready to discuss possible cross-flow of electric power from Ukraine to the Russian energy system in order to support its operation. We have appropriate facilities to be involved,» the deputy minister said.
Commercial aspects of this cooperation must be beneficial for both parties, he added.
Pavlusha expressed condolences to the accident victims and emphasized on Ukraine’s willingness to deploy specialists and required equipment there if necessary.
As Ukrainian News reported, repair works at Sayano-Sushenskaya HPP destroyed one of the hydraulic units and flooded the turbine room on August 17.
Sixty-four people were killed, eleven are reported missing.
The accident hit energy supply to Russian Siberian region; several tons of transformer oil ran into the Yenisey River.
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