Ukraine and Romania to build two power lines as energy alliance deepens

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Ukraine and Romania signed agreements on electricity interconnectors, defence production and strategic partnership during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Bucharest, European Pravda reports.

Zelenskyy announced the interconnector deal after meeting Romanian President Nicușor Dan. "We are working on expanding cross-border energy cooperation — we are building two new lines with Romania for electricity supply," he wrote on Telegram. "It is also important that we can jointly implement projects in the field of extraction on the Black Sea shelf."

The two leaders signed a declaration establishing a strategic partnership between Ukraine and Romania, framework agreements on energy sector cooperation, and a joint statement on co-production of defence goods, according to their joint press conference.

The energy agreements come against the backdrop of strained Ukrainian power generation. Ukraine imported 213,200 MWh of electricity in the week of 2-8 March, down 30% from the previous week, according to available data. The government aims to restore 4 GW of generating capacity and build an additional 1.5 GW, and hopes to attract €5 billion from partners for that effort this year.

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