KIEV, Feb. 27 - The forecast price of electricity on the wholesale electricity market of Ukraine will grow by 4% on March 1, from UAH 645.13 to UAH 670.94 per megawatt hour (value added tax not included), the National Commission for Energy Regulation announced.

The commission expects that in 2012 the forecast price of electricity on the wholesale electricity market will grow by only 10%.

The forecast price of electricity on the wholesale electricity market of Ukraine, 2012 grew by 4%, or UAH 24.81, on January 1 or from UAH 620.32 to UAH 645.13 per megawatt hour (value added tax not included).