KIEV, Sept. 19 - Ukraine exported electricity worth $394.789 million in January-August, the State Customs Service has reported.

The service said that electricity worth $159.218 million was exported to Hungary, $124.831 million to Belarus, $77.207 million to Moldova, and $44.542 million to other countries (Poland, Slovakia and Romania).

Exports of electricity in monetary terms grew by 16.1% or $54.737 million year-over-year, while in kind it rose by 8.4%, to 6.685 billion kilowatt-hours.

As reported, in 2012 Ukraine exported electricity for $574.819 million, imported – for $5.675 million.

In particular, exports to Belarus totaled $231.4 million, to Moldova $52.7 million, Hungary $224.3 million, Poland $50.7 million, Romania $9.9 million, and Slovakia $5.8 million.