KYIV, Oct 29 – Ukraine’s nuclear power generating company Energoatom explained its participation in an auction on access to interstate sections for importing power from Belarus by the need to create a capacity reserve, taking into account the increasing load on nuclear power plants in conditions of fuel shortage among thermal generation companies and high prices for it in world markets.

"The presence of such an opportunity will allow creating a capacity reserve in case of emergency situations due to abnormal temperatures […], as well as avoiding a shortage of electricity in the domestic market," the company said on its website on Thursday.