Ukraine has suspended the filling of underground gas storage facilities because gas supplies through Poland have been halted, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing data from the Ukrainian gas transmission system operator and European gas platforms.
“As of 6:00 a.m. on October 20, gas imports via Poland, which previously amounted to more than 9 million cubic meters per day, ceased due to scheduled modernization work at the junction of the Polish and Ukrainian systems,” the publication states.
According to RBC-Ukraine, the republic plans to resume gas imports from Poland on October 23. For several days, supplies will be limited to 6.48 million cubic meters per day.
On October 17, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko proposed to Slovakia the creation of a joint energy hub for oil and gas supplies bypassing Russia. Meanwhile, Svyrydenko’s Slovak counterpart, Robert Fico, stated during a consultation that the republic disagrees with Kyiv’s decision to abandon Russian gas and its transit through Ukrainian territory.
