KYIV- Ukraine's state energy firm Naftogaz plans to tap the market with new Eurobonds in 2022 to raise more than $1 billion for gas imports, Naftogaz's head Yuriy Vitrenko said in an interview to RBC.ua outlet published on Thursday.
Naftogaz is the main gas supplier for households and state institutions in Ukraine, which imports about 30% of gas it consumes.
"Naftogaz is going to issue Eurobonds next year, raise money on international capital markets," Vitrenko told RBC.ua.
He later told a televised news conference on Thursday that Naftogaz might issue its new debt in May.
In his interview, Vitrenko said Naftogaz's sustainable financial position would allow the company "to place successfully its Eurobonds and attract a large amount of money, more than $1 billion".
He said the company would start importing when gas becomes significantly cheaper in Europe.
(Reporting by Natalia Zinets; Editing by Edmund Blair) ((Natasha.Zinets1@thomsonreuters.com;))
