On Tuesday 29 October, continental Europe’s Network of Transmission System Operators (TSOs) confirmed that capacity for exporting electricity to Ukraine and Moldova from neighbouring EU countries could be increased this winter.
The European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, welcomed this initiative, describing it as “a further sign of the strong support that the EU is offering Ukraine and Moldova, and the solidarity of the European TSO community”.
On the basis of a joint assessment, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) announced that the export limit could be increased from 1,700 to 2,100 MW from 1 December, “while guaranteeing the stability and operational security of the electricity network”.
Following on from that, as of March 2025, the TSOs will reassess the commercial capacity limit between the EU and Ukraine and Moldova every month.
On the social network X, Ms Simson welcomed the fact that EU aid had now reached around 5 GW, in line with the new support announced by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to promote Ukraine’s energy security this winter (see EUROPE 13486/1). (Original version in French by Pauline Denys)