KYIV, Sept 16 –Ukrenergo power grid accepted emergency assistance from the power system of Slovakia on Tuesday to ensure safety and avoid shutting down of consumers of the Burshtyn TPP energy island after an accident at its power unit No. 1.

According to a post on the system operator's website on Wednesday, the amount of assistance provided from 11:00 on September 14 to 1:00 on September 15 amounted to 1,200 MWh.