Overview
- Slovakia’s government approved ending the SEPS–Ukrenergo emergency electricity contract and instructed Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicke to take the required steps.
- The termination is conditioned on Slovakia’s oil-sector state of emergency declared on February 18 after Druzhba pipeline flows stopped following a late-January strike in Ukraine.
- SEPS is expected to end the arrangement immediately, though Ukrenergo says it has not received formal notice and foresees no effect on system stability.
- Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry argued Slovakia will forgo paid revenue and said Kyiv can source power elsewhere, noting Slovak supplies accounted for roughly 17–19% of emergency imports earlier this year.
- Prime Minister Robert Fico had signaled a halt from February 23, while energy analysts described the step as political and cautioned that uncoordinated limits could conflict with EU market rules.