KIEV, March 24 - Ukraine in January-February increased electricity exports by 42.2% compared to the same period in 2015, to 708.637 million kWh, a source in the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry has told Interfax-Ukraine.

Electricity supplies from the Burshtyn TPP energy island in the direction of Hungary, Slovakia and Romania for the two months increased by 7% compared to January-February 2015, to 531.213 million kWh.

Electricity supplies to Poland amounted to 174.831 million kWh, while in January-February 2015 they were not carried out.