OREANDA-NEWS. July 29, 2010. The electricity output in Ukraine in 1H2010 has increased by 11.1% to 93.3bn KWh y-o-y, the Ministry of Fuel and Energy (MFE) announced July 29, 2010. The country wide consumption has increased by 11.8% to 73.6bn KWh. In particular, the consumption by the steel & mining sector has increased by 28.7%, that of machinery by 19.4%, and by chemical and fuel producers by 12.1%.

Millennium Capital: the news is positive for Ukrainian Utilities sector. According to the MFE estimates, the level of electricity production in Ukraine will raise by 6% y-o-y by the end of the year.