KIEV, Sept. 25 - National energy company Ukrenergo has started consultations with Hungary's Mavir, Romania's Transellectirica and Slovakia's SEPS operators on the signing of an agreement on electricity carrying capacity with the states, said Ukrenergo's head, Kostiantyn Uschakovsky.

"We had very intensive consultations, and we hope that we'll reach the stage of talks in the near future," he said.

Uschakovsky said that Ukrenergo has received required instructions from Ukraine's Fuel and Energy Ministry on the formation of Ukraine's position at the talks.