Ukraine plans to reduce gas consumption to the level of its own production. The head of the Ministry of Energy stated this during a meeting on and. U.S. Charge d'Affaires for Ukraine Alan Purcell and Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Ukraine Jim Govp on Wednesday, May 25, the press service of the department reports.

Ukraine will continue the transition to carbon-free energy.

" The authorities also intend to increase electricity exports to Europe.

" This is important for us because there is a shortage in the electricity market due to the decrease in the level of settlements as a result of the war.. On the other hand, an increase in the export of Ukrainian electricity will allow European states to significantly replace Russian gas,"

Recall that in 2021 Ukraine reduced gas consumption to about 27 billion cubic meters, while production was less than 20 billion.

Russia is using energy exports as a weapon, through which it is trying to put pressure on the EU and force it not to support Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression.