KIEV, Feb. 23 – Ukrinterenergo, the state electricity exporter and importer, in reported UAH42 million of net profit for 2008, a more-than-tenfold increase from 2007’s UAH3.983 million, the company's deputy director, Iryna Tykhonchuk, announced.

"Ukrinterenergo earned the profit on exports of Ukrainian electricity. Last year the company paid over UAH 21.8 billion in taxes to the national budget, which is the highest figure over the whole history of the company," she said.