Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko announced that Ukraine expects to achieve self-sufficiency in gas thanks to its own production as early as 2024. He shared this information during an interview, stressing that the country is approaching zero gas balance this year.
According to the minister, the volume of gas consumption decreased by approximately 19 billion cubic meters last year. Galushchenko noted that this decrease is related to a sharp decline in consumption, and emphasized the importance of the development of the industry and the economy in order to further reduce dependence on gas imports.
The Minister also shared the plans of the Ministry of Energy for 2024, indicating that Ukraine, together with the United States and other allies, plans to start the construction of large units for nuclear power plants. This project is planned to be launched already this year.
In addition, Ukraine plans to start construction of four new nuclear reactors at the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant to compensate for the loss of energy capacity specified in connection with the conflict with Russia.
