KIEV, Aug. 11 – Ukrenergo has announced an auction for access to Ukrainian interstate power lines for electricity exports for the period from September 1 to September 30.

According to a posting on Ukrenergo's Web site, the access to 2,610 MW of electricity to be exported in four directions is divided into 18 lots, which differ in terms of power transmission capacity.

In particular, 545 MW has been put up for sale in six lots for the export of electricity from the Burshtyn energy island to Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. Four lots of 245 MW have the restriction that they must be supplied from the Burshtyn energy island to Romania in the period from September 20 to September 24. Another two additional lots of 300 MW can be supplied only from September 1 to September 5, 2010.