The "last hope" supplier in the electricity market (PON) GPVD "Ukrinterenergo" has demanded the disconnection of KP "Kharkivvodokanal" from electricity as of December 23 due to systematic debts, reported Alexander Golizdra, an expert from the "Market.Info" agency, citing a demand letter from the PON to the electricity distribution system operator (OSR) "Kharkivoblenergo," which he published on his Facebook.
The "demand letter" to completely cease the distribution of electricity at all connection points of KP "Kharkivvodokanal" was sent to "Kharkivoblenergo" due to the existing debt to "Ukrinterenergo" for supplied electricity, which amounted to 168 million UAH in October 2024, Golizdra noted.
According to his data, the total debt of KP for electricity is 2.25 billion UAH, including 1.69 billion UAH owed to the OSR.
The letter states that the consumer has been notified of the termination of electricity distribution.
According to the rules of the retail electricity market, if a debtor-consumer does not voluntarily cease electricity consumption, the supply of electricity to the consumer is expected to be terminated upon the request of the electricity supplier, the expert explained.
If the OSR fails to comply with the demand from "Ukrinterenergo" to disconnect the consumer, the volumes of electricity used after the date specified in the disconnection demand will be considered losses for the regional energy company, meaning financial losses (clause 7.10 of the Retail Electricity Market Rules).
In Golizdra's opinion, "Kharkivvodokanal" and "Ukrinterenergo" have become hostages of a broader circle of debts in the energy sector, which is based on distorted real tariffs for services and the inadequacy of the mechanism for compensating the tariff differences for municipal enterprises.