the synchronisation of the grid in ukraine with the european western european grid partially happened also in our supply areas, so we were on the ground affected by it. the second effect is that we had to basically change all the processes that we had established because the absolute unprecedented volatility and also the huge price level meant that obviously also we were challenged. we had, you know, we had to provide billions of additional working capital to just continue to procure the energy which was rising by a factor of 10 to 20 on the electricity and gas side. here in the uk, e.0n increased prices back in april of last year by around 54% for customers on your standard variable tariff. i mean, what do you say, leo, to your customers during this cost of living crisis? we are trying to actually help
to a certain extent, yes, but obviously, in the end, you know, it s still energy consumption because it reduces really the total energy demand. yes, it can help to heat a city but it still means you need to produce energy first somewhere. leo, the war on ukraine has resulted in an unprecedented increase in our energy prices something many of our viewers are really struggling with. just tell us what that s meant for e.0n and how did you adapt as a company to the massive supply and demand changes? yeah, first, it s horrific. what has it meant to us? first, we have been personally affected. e.0n is also supplying the border areas of slovakia, hungary, romania to ukraine and so, we had direct interactions there and also, the synchronisation of the grid in ukraine with the european western european grid partially happened also in our supply areas, so we were on the ground affected by it. the second effect is that we had to basically change
leo, can watching cat videos help heat a city? to a certain extent, yes. but obviously, in the end, you know, it s still energy consumption because it reduces really the total energy demand. yes, it can help to heat the city, but it still means you need to produce energy first somewhere. leo, the war on ukraine has resulted in an unprecedented increase in, you know, energy prices, something many of our viewers are really struggling with. just tell us what that s meant for, for e.0n and how did you adapt as a company to the massive supply and demand changes? yeah, first, it s horrific. what has it meant to us? first, we have been personally affected. e.0n is also supplying the border areas of slovakia, hungary, romania to ukraine and so we had direct interactions there and also the synchronisation of the grid in ukraine with the european, western european grid partially happened also in our supply areas. so we were on the ground affected by it. the second effect is that we had to basica
to a certain extent, yes. but obviously, in the end, you know, it s still energy consumption because it reduces really the total energy demand. yes, it can help to heat a city, but it still means you need to produce energy first somewhere. leo, the war on ukraine has resulted in an unprecedented increase in, you know, energy prices, something many of our viewers are really struggling with. just tell us what that s meant for, for e.0n and how did you adapt as a company to the massive supply and demand changes? yeah, first, it s horrific. what has it meant to us? first, we have been personally affected. e.0n is also supplying the border areas of slovakia, hungary, romania to ukraine and so we had direct interactions there and also the synchronisation of the grid in ukraine with the european, western european grid partially happened also in our supply areas. so we were on the ground affected by it.
when it comes to moving weapons, they would be coming in from places like poland, slovakia, romania, and these types of supply areas are going to be limited quite a bit by the ability of the russians. you mentioned earlier that the russians are moving into the western part. they re starting to bomb airfields in this part of the country. we have video of that. yes, we do. we have the airport right here. this was the bombing of the airport, one of the major sites for the ukrainian air force. they based mig 20s at one of the other airfields they bombed. this is the kind of stuff they re going through. this is a sustained campaign and it is designed to in essence cut everything off and make sure that the supply lines are what we call in the military intradiin