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Albania

Albanian Market Open to BiH Companies after BiH’s Energoinvest Successful Performance – (Energetika) Federation BiH's Minister of Energy, Mining and Industry, Erdal Trhulj, led a group of BiH companies which made a presentation at the 21st International Fair in Tirana, Albania.Successful realization of the pro...

Albania Works on Attracting Foreign Investments in Energy Sector – (Energetika) According to Gjiknuri, Albania has the potential for additional hydropower plants with the capacity of 2,200 MW, of which a good portion is only on paper. The minister stressed that Albania cannot depend on its...

Albania poised to pay off 60 Euro million to local electricity producers – (DTT-Net) Albanian socialist government is poised to pay off 60 Euro million of unpaid bills to local hydro-power producers left over by previous government of conservatives…

Legalization of informality in energy – (Balkan EU) State Budget in Albania has been year after year exposed to a hole caused by the energy sector. This has occurred as a result of financial guarantees that the Albanian government has offered for the import of power supply or to fill the financial void that exists in the energy sector…

Bulgaria

EUR 25 Million for Decommission of Bulgarian Kozloduy – (Energetika) The grant agreements with the KIDSF, which is administered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), are to be signed at the beginning of 2015.Two main projects will be financed by the…

Bulgaria’s Energy Watchdog Pledges No Power Price Hike as of January – (Novinite) Bulgaria’s State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation (DKEVR) does not plan to approve a new power price increase from January 1, 2015, according to DKEVR Chair Svetla Todorova.   Todorova told the Bulgarian National Radio Thursday that the major players in the sector had not sought a power price hike but the measure had been requested by combined-cycle power plants and heating utilities…

A New Round of Management Shifts in Bulgaria’s State-Owned Energy Sector – (Publics) The state-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) announced Wednesday that Georgi Hristozov and Georgi Zlatev have been replaced by Dian Chervenkondev and Nikolai Dikov in the BD of Maritsa East Mines EAD, while Andon Andonov will keep his seat. A new CEO is to be named soon, BEH announced…

Bulgaria's Electricity Output Down by 5.7% – (Energetika) Compared to August 2014, production of solid fuels increased by 9.8% to 2.7 million tonnes, and that of transport diesel by 2.1% to 191,000 tonnes. Meanwhile, production of liquefied petroleum gases decreased…

Bulgaria's Energo-Pro Grid Faces Anti-Trust Probe – (Energetika) According to the commission, they have reason to think that Energo-Pro Grid, a company majority-owned by Energo-Pro Bulgaria, itself a subsidiary of Czech power group Energo-Pro, has abused its dominant market…

CEZ Bulgaria helps clients plan their winter electricity bills – (Focus) CEZ Bulgaria power distribution company offers help to its clients in the planning of their electricity expenses in winter, the press office of the company announced.  With a special package, named “With Care for You”, the company offers individual solutions to CEZ subscribers…

CEZ Bulgaria requires restricted electricity supply regime in Vidin district – (Focus) CEZ Bulgaria required a restricted regime for electricity supply in nine municipalities in the district of Vidin, the press office of the company announced.  In connection with the bad meteorological situation in Northwest Bulgaria CEZ Distribution Bulgaria sent a letter to the Ministry of Energy asking for permission to restrict the regime of electricity supply in the settlements in nine municipalities in the district of Vidin…

Russia Abandons Black Sea Gas Pipeline to South-Eastern Europe – (TIME) Russia’s attempts to wield influence in Europe through its energy exports have suffered a major setback, with the cancellation of a huge new pipeline that was intended to take Russia gas under the Black Sea to the Balkans…

Bulgaria’s Foregone Revenue from South Stream Hard to Forecast – Energy Minister – (Novinite) Bulgaria’s foregone income of EUR 400 M a year allegedly resulting from Russia’s decision to drop South Stream hasn’t been mentioned in the contracts relating to the project, a Bulgarian cabinet minister said on Wednesday.  “The contracts I’ve seen don’t mention the transit fees and the dividend Bulgaria was supposed to receive, so it’s impossible to forecast what the potential loss could have been,” Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova told Nova TV channel…

Bulgarian expert says Russia will not give up South Stream – (TASS) Russia's decision to give up the South Stream gas pipeline project and redirecting it towards Turkey is merely another tactical move by Russian President Vladimir Putin, deputy chairman of Bulgaria's energy commission Martin Dimitrov said in an interview with the NOVA TV channel…

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia's Energoinvest wins Montenegrin power line deal – (Reuters) Bosnia's largest engineering group, Energoinvest, has signed a 29 million euro deal ($36 million) to build a 400 kV power transmission line in neighbouring Montenegro, it said on Monday…

Bosnia's EPBiH sells 2015 power surplus for $87 mln – (Reuters) Bosnia's top power utility EPBiH has picked five firms to buy 1,600 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of its 2015 power surplus for nearly 70 million euros ($87 million), an EPBiH official said on Thursday.  "The average price secured at the tender was 43.50 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh)," Mirsad Sabanovic, head of EPBiH's trading and production unit, told Reuters. He said the rest of the surplus would be sold on a daily, monthly and quarterly basis…

First SEE CAO auctions complete: A tangible step towards an integrated power market – (Energy Community) The Energy Community Secretariat sincerely welcomes the successful realization of the first coordinated auctions through the Coordinated Auction Office for South East Europe (SEE CAO)…

Croatia 

Energija14: Energy Consumers Are the New Power Plants! – (Energetika) “We hear that there is no demand response market yet. That may be true for households. But once the market is ready, the customers will not be ready unless we start informing them now,” noted Lewis. Customers…

American Vice President: Romania and Croatia Important for Energy Security in EU – (Energetika) Biden stressed that in Europe energy security ʺis an especially vital regional security interest because of Russia’s track record in using the supply of energy as a foreign policy weapon against its neighbours...

Croatian PV sector owes it all to rooftops – (PV Magazine) Croatia's energy market operator (HROTE) recently published its latest statistics on the country's installed PV capacity, revealing the country had installed 30.3 MW at the end of October…

Cancellation of South Stream not to affect Croatia – (Trend) The decision by Russia to abandon the South Stream gas pipeline project will not particularly affect Croatia, because it can already now obtain energy supplies from different sources, Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said, the Croatian newswire, Dalje, reported…

Kosovo

Kosovo PM: Water Treatment Plant in Shkabaj is One of the Most Important Investments – (Energetika) “This infrastructure investment is one of the most important that has been undertaken in Kosovo, and is part of the government's efforts to rebuild, expand and modernise the infrastructure of our country to achieve…

Macedonia

Electricity Production Grows 15.3% in Macedonia – (Energetika) The gross inland consumption of electricity was 193,973 MWh, which is 22.4% less than in September 2013. In September this year, gross inland consumption of natural gas was 3.307 million nm3, which is 33.3% more…

Macedonia to amend law on energy efficiency – (DTT-Net) Macedonian government has initiated changes to the law on energy efficiency which will oblige construction companies to apply energy saving construction system…

FYR Macedonia discusses financing of gasification project with EBRD – (Balkans) Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Suma Chakrabarti met in Vienna to discuss the current road and railroad projects EBRD is supporting in (FYR) Macedonia, as well as their possible support for (FYR) Macedonian gasification project…

Montenegro

Bosnia’s Energoinvest to Construct 400 kV Power Line in Montenegro – (Energetika) Energoinvest will be responsible for constructing the 400 kV power line of a length of 116 kilometres. The power line will connect the northern part of Montenegro with the south of the country, i.e. with the…

Balancing Network Code – Early Implementation in Central and Eastern Europe – (Energy Community) The Balancing Network Code, just like all Network Codes, accounts for a prime policy instrument in implementing the Third Energy Package. On 27 November, more than 40 participants, from Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, fYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Turkey, Spain, took part in a Balancing Network Code workshop at the premises of the Energy Community Secretariat…

Romania

Moldova-Romania Power Interconnection Project Looking for Consultant – (Energetika) Project 1: Back to Back (BtB) station at Vulcanesti and OHL 330kV Vulcanesti-Chisinau The estimated total costs are about EUR 140 million. The connection to Romania already exists in the Dobrogea region…

CEE POWER-Colder weather drives spot prices to multi-week highs – (Reuters) Forecasts for colder weather drove central European day-ahead power prices to multi-week highs on Wednesday, traders said.  On regional exchanges, Czech, Slovak and Hungarian electricity for delivery on Thursday gained nearly 1 percent to 55.68 euros ($68.64) per megawatt-hour (MWh).  In Romania, where traders also said wind generation was expected to fall on Thursday…

Transelectrica inaugurates 220/110 kV Barbosi station – (The Diplomat) The total investment was five million Euro from its own funds and the service provider for these works was a consortium consisting of SC Romelectro SA and Electromontaj Carpathian Sibiu, according to a release by Transelectrica…

Romanian nuclear Unit 1 disconnected from grid after glitch – (Reuters) Romania's Nuclearelectrica said on Wednesday it had disconnected reactor number one at its Cernavoda nuclear power plant from the national power grid due to "problems" without shutting it down…

Romania's Enel Energie head dies in fall, police investigating – (Reuters) The Italian director of two Enel-owned Romanian power utilities died on Thursday after what appeared to be a fall from the roof of his company's four-storey building in downtown Bucharest, the police said…

Gas pipeline to connect Black Sea and Giurgiu County in Romania – (Romania-Insider) Romania will focus on building a gas pipeline connecting the Black Sea to Podisor in Giurgiu County, in a project worth EUR 230 million, said Razvan Nicolescu, the Minister for Energy…

European Commission OKs Romania’s plans to postpone hike in gas prices – (Turkish Weekly) Romanian delegate minister for Energy, Razvan Nicolescu, has today said the European Commission has given its green light to plans of the Government in Bucharest to halt a calendar of price liberalization for the natural gas used for central heating, days after speculations prices could go up by as much as 35 per cent…

Serbia

Go-ahead for Joint Auctions of Serbian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, and Croatian TSOs – (Energetika) Joint auctions provide a more effective use of cross-border capacities, in accordance with the European directives according to AERS. The agency added that the agreement would improve conditions for the development…

Serbian Energy Minister: Electricity Price Will Have to Increase – (Energetika) ʺDue to the non-market electricity price, the Serbian power company Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS) is eating itself,ʺ Antić stressed. He pointed out that in 2014 there has been and there will be no increase in…

Serbian Oil Company NIS to Produce Electricity and Heat from Gas – (Energetika) One of the two most successful companies in Serbia, NIS is working towards achieving the strategic sustainable development goals of the Republic of Serbia. By putting gas-fired power plants in operation, energy...

Construction of New Capacity Brings Energy Stability to Serbia – (Energetika) By the year 2016, Elektroprivreda Srbije (EPS), the most complex system in the country with nearly 50,000 employees, will be ready to seek a minority strategic partner, announced Aleksandar Antić, Minister of Energy…

Serbian EMS: Strong Winds and Freezing Rain Cut Power in Some Parts of Serbia – (Energetika) The hardest hit was to EMS’s 11 kV transmission line. Residents of Majdanpek, Donji Milanovac and a part of Bor were without power. The EMS offered all available teams. On the field is the maximum number of emp...

Serbian town shivers without power for third day – (Yahoo)  Emergency services in Serbia worked to restore power on Wednesday to an eastern region left without electricity, heating or running water for a third day by a cold snap that brought down power lines…

Armenia 

Armenia to get $40 million from IBRD for reconstruction of three sub-stations – minister – (ARKA) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), which is part of the World Bank Group, will provide Armenia with a $40 million loan, energy and natural resources minister Yervand Zakharyan said a meeting of the government today…

KfW to provide 75 million Euros to connect Armenian and Georgian energy systems – (ArmenPress) The Republic of Armenia and KfW bank will be signing a 75-million Euro loan and tranche agreement in the frames of the Power Transmission in Caucasus Tranche I…

Ashot Tavadyan: Armenia’s entry into EEI led to 30% cut in gas price – (Aysor) The integration processes are aimed at promoting exports, boosting economic security and creating new jobs, Prof. Ashot Tavadyan said when commenting on prospects of Armenia’s entry into the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)…

Azerbaijan 

President Aliyev says Azerbaijan, EU energy co-op successful – (Azernews) Azerbaijan and European Union are successfully developing their energy cooperation, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said at a meeting with a delegation led by Vice-President of the European Commission for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic…

International energy conference held with AzerTAc media partnership – (Azer Tac) Organized by Eurasian Dynamics Ltd and supported by Oxford International Center, a “Central Asia and Azerbaijan at the Energy Crossroads” international conference was held in London…

Development of industry to mitigate impact of energy prices unsteadiness on Azerbaijan – (Trend) Azerbaijan's transition from an economy, heavily dependent on natural resources, to industrial development makes sense not only in terms of sustainable...

Russian gas may be supplied to Europe via Azerbaijan's TANAP – (News.Az) The new Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP - Azerbaijan-Turkey-Europe) that is currently under construction may be used by Russia’s natural gas giant Gazprom for the supply of Russian gas to the south of Europe, instead of the South Stream pipeline, deputy head of the National Energy Security Fund Aleksei Grivach told TASS on Monday…

Azerbaijan in lead of gas race to Europe – (Trend) Azerbaijan and Russia have reached a new round of rivalry for the market of Southeast Europe. The impetus for this rivalry became Moscow's halting of the South Stream pipeline.  If Azerbaijan has already provided supply route and starts to create together with partners an infrastructure, which includes TANAP and TAP pipelines as well…

Alternative energy as “vaccination” against oil prices – (Trend) The importance of alternative and renewable energy sources is increasing amid falling oil prices, which naturally affects the budget of any producing country.  This is equally true for both Azerbaijan and other countries of the Caspian region, the economic backbone of which is the production of hydrocarbons…

Georgia

German MP: Georgia plays vital role in ensuring energy security – (Agenda.GE) A member of the national Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany believes Georgia could become the new place that ensures the stability of Germany’s energy security…

German bank to provide loan for small, medium-sized hydropower plants in Georgia – (Trend) Georgian Energy Minister Kakha Kaladze, General Director of Bank of Georgia Irakli Gilauri and the director of the regional office of the German Development Bank (KfW) for the South Caucasus Lars Oermann held a joint event aimed at promoting the development of small and medium-sized hydroelectric power plants…

Georgia to receive loan from German bank for hydroelectric power plants – (Vestnik Kavkaza) Georgian Energy Minister Kakha Kaladze, Director of the Bank of Georgia Irakli Gilauri and Director of the Caucasus Regional Office of the German KfW bank Lars Oermann held a meeting aimed at promoting the development of the energy sector…

Bank of Georgia, German bank supports Georgia’s hydro power future – (Agenda.Ge) Bank of Georgia (BoG) and German development bank KfW are now offering competitive loans to finance the construction and rehabilitation of small Hydro Power projects in Georgia.  Aimed to promote and support the development of Hydro Power development in the country, BoG, KfW and Georgia’s Energy Ministry hosted industry insiders including investors at BoG head office in Tbilisi today and discussed details of finance opportunities…

Less Kazakh crude, more pipeline exports slash Georgia's Batumi oil loadings – (Yahoo) Crude oil and refined oil product shipments from Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi were down 24.4 percent in the first 11 months of the year from a year earlier, a senior official at the terminal said on Tuesday…

Moldova

Fair of Ecoconscious Ideas held for the first time ever under ”Moldova Eco-Energetica” Contest in Chisinau – (AEE) Ten companies are tendering their investment projects in front of potential financiers at the Fair of Ecoconscious Ideas carried out today, for the first time ever, in Chisinau. The most successful projects will be financed by the investors attending the event, including commercial banks, investment funds and development partners, which have made available a fund worth MDL 100 million for economic entities…

Turkey

Turkish electricity producers asked to switch to fuel oil amid natural gas deficit – (ICIS) A number of gas-fired power generators in the Turkish northwestern Marmara region have been asked to switch to fuel oil as the country is experiencing an average natural gas deficit of 17 million cubic metres (mcm) per day, ICIS confirmed on Friday…

Turkey clears way for first nuclear power plant – (Today’s Zaman) The ÇED includes 3,000 pages of details regarding the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, whose reactor is to be built beginning in 2016 in the Mediterranean province of Mersin. The plant, which is expected to cost an estimated $20 billion, will be built and operated by the Russian state-run energy firm Rosatom, which signed an agreement for the construction of the plant with Turkey's Energy Ministry in 2011. Rosatom officials stated that the plant will be operational for 100 years…

TURKEY’S FIRST NUCLEAR PLANT'S ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT APPROVED – (Daily Sabah) The Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning approved an environmental assessment report of Turkey's first nuclear power plant on Monday.  The approval comes amid the backdrop of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Turkey. President Putin arrived in Ankara on Monday morning…

Russia drops South Stream gas pipeline plan – (BBC) Russian President Vladimir Putin says the proposed South Stream gas pipeline will not go ahead.  Speaking on a visit to Turkey, he said Russia would instead look at creating a gas hub on the Turkish-Greek border.  Mr Putin blamed European opposition to the South Stream plan, which was funded by Russia's state gas giant Gazprom…

New gas pipeline to pass through Turkey's Thrace region – (World Bulletin) A new natural gas pipeline between Turkey and Russia could pass through Turkey's Thrace region, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Wednesday.  Thrace is a historical area in southeast Europe situated on the borders of Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria…

Turkey should be cautious in gas deal with Russia – (Hurriyet Daily News) As expected, the Turkey-Russia High-Level Cooperation Council witnessed important developments particularly in the field of energy. Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the end on the much-anticipated South Stream project, a pipeline that would have carried some 63 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas to Europe by going underneath the Black Sea and Bulgaria in a bid to bypass Ukraine…

Turkey asks Russia for bigger reduction in gas prices – (Hurriyet Daily News) Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said the 6 percent reduction in the price of natural gas pledged by Russia is not sufficient, revealing that the relevant parties have directly approached Russian President Vladimir Putin to increase the reduction…

TURKEY BECOMES THE NEXUS OF GAS TRADE – (Daily Sabah) Turkey will become the conduit of natural gas transfers between producers like Russia, Azerbaijan, Iraq and Turkmenistan to consumers in Europe as a result of several pipelines built or in the process of being constructed…

Turkey’s refinery to make $3 billion upgrade online by 2015 – (Hurriyet Daily News) Turkish refiner Tüpraş aims for all units in the $3 billion upgrade project at its İzmit refinery to be online at the start of next year, its General Manager Yavuz Erkut said Dec. 1.  Tüpraş had said in its third-quarter results announcement in early November that the upgrade would be completed before the end of year…

Ukraine

Nuclear incident in Ukraine, less than 700 km away from Romania’s eastern border, officially announced after five days – (Romania-Insider) An accident had occurred on Friday, November 28, at the Zaporizhye nuclear power plant (NPP) in south-east Ukraine, less than 700 km away from Romania’s eastern border, according to Ukrainian officials quoted by international media…

Ukraine nuclear power plant fault adds to electricity shortages – (The Guardian) A short circuit at a nuclear plant in Ukraine posed no threat but had added to electricity shortages at a time when the country is struggling to keep the lights on, an official has said.  The electrical fault at the Zaporizhya plant in the south-east of the country last Friday is due to be fixed in the coming days but comes as coal shortages are forcing partial blackouts across Ukraine…

'Fault' shuts down Ukraine nuclear power plant – (BBC) Ukraine's energy minister has said that a "technical fault" in Europe's largest nuclear power plant has cut production but poses no danger. Volodymyr Demchyshyn said on Wednesday that one of the reactors at the Zaporizhzhya plant in the south of Ukraine had automatically shut down.  There was no problem with the reactor itself and the problem would be fixed by the weekend, he added…

Accident at Ukraine nuclear plant forces reactor shutdown – (The Telegraph) An accident at a Ukrainian nuclear power station that forced the shutdown of a 1,000 megawatt energy unit presents no threat of nuclear leak, the country’s energy minister has said…

Ukraine Says Nuclear Plant Fault Cuts Power – (ABC News) Ukraine's energy minister said Wednesday that a technical fault at a nuclear power plant in the south of the country has cut power production but he insisted the incident poses no danger.  Volodymyr Demchishin said that the fault at a power-generating unit No. 3 in the Zaporozhiya plant led to a drop in electricity production, and that normal output will be restored by the weekend…

Ukraine says nuclear power plant disruption poses no danger – (CTV) Ukraine's energy minister said Wednesday that a technical fault at a nuclear power plant in the south of the country has cut power production but he insisted the incident poses no danger…

Rolling electricity blackouts in Ukraine – (Interfax-Ukraine) The national energy company Ukrenergo responsible for centralized electricity distribution, has been using rolling blackouts for a second day in a row due to a shortage of generating capacities…

Ukraine receiving some Russian coal, delivery erratic –minister – (Reuters) Ukraine, facing a chronic shortage of coal for heating due to a separatist war, is receiving some shipments from Russia, although deliveries have been unpredictable, acting energy minister Yuri Prodan was quoted as saying on Monday…

Russia Cuts Off Coal Deliveries To Ukraine, Could Lead To Dangerous Power Cuts During Winter – (Inquisitr) Russia has suspended deliveries of goal to Ukraine, forcing officials in Kiev to declare a state of emergency as its people face the prospect of a long and difficult winter.  The conflict between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Moscow rebels has strained coal production in Ukraine, and led to rail lines being shut down. More than half of all the nation’s coal mines will be closed…

Ukraine Says Russia Has Stopped Delivering Coal, While France Delays Warship Delivery to Russia – (International Business Times) Ukraine will soon be experiencing bouts of electricity shortages after Russia has stopped sending coal supplies to the country. Meantime, France has announced delaying the delivery of Russia's powerful Mistral warship "until further notice." Russia has threatened to sue France for failure to heed to the supply agreement…

Ukraine faces coal shortage with rebels controlling mines – Report – (Coal Guru) With the rich seams of coal in eastern Ukraine under rebel control and Russia cutting off supplies, the Kiev government faces the awkward prospect of turning to its enemies for help…

State Of Emergency In Ukraine As Russia Cuts Off Coal – (Oil Price) First it was a cutoff of Russian natural gas, now Ukraine faces Moscow’s suspension of coal deliveries as winter approaches. As a result, Kiev has been forced to declare a state of emergency in its electricity market as it faces the onset of a dark, frigid winter…

Ukraine mulls importing electricity, coal from Russia – (Global Post) Ukraine is considering importing electricity and coal from Russia to meet domestic power shortage, Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Vladimir Demchishin said here Wednesday…

Energy minister believes Ukraine should start importing electricity from Russia – (Interfax-Ukraine) Energy and Coal Industry Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchyshyn has said that the launch of imports of electricity from Russia is a required step…

Ukraine’s energy ministry allows one company to buy electricity from Russia – (TASS) Ukraine’s ministry of energy and coal industry has allowed one electricity provider, Energoset, to buy electricity from Russia, Ukraine’s publication Apostrof said on Tuesday…

Ukraine's Deputy Energy Minister Ulyda dismissed for okaying electricity imports from Russia – (Kyiv Post) Deputy Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Vadym Ulyda has been dismissed from his post for giving permission for the electricity imports from Russia, Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers Ostap Semerak said…

Ukrainian Official Fired for Issuing Permit to Buy Russian Electricity – (Sputnik) A Ukrainian deputy energy minister, Vadym Ulyda, was sacked Wednesday for permitting a Ukrainian company to buy electricity from Russia, Cabinet Minister Ostap Semerak said…

Ukraine: electricity utility companies announce power cuts – (Zik) Electricity utility companies in Ukraine resort to power cuts to keep the national grids operational. Lviv will also have its share of unscheduled power cuts, the local utility company, Lvivoblenerho, warns…

Ukraine supplies just half of stated electricity capacity to Crimea – Simferopol– (Kyiv Post) Crimea will not experience significant problems with electricity supplies even if Ukraine cuts these off completely, said Sergei Aksionov, the leader of the republic…

Prodan: Ukraine could turn off power supply to Crimea if peninsula exceeds consumption limits – (Kyiv Post) Ukraine's Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Yuriy Prodan does not rule out the possibility of turning off electricity supply to Crimea from the mainland if the peninsula exceeds consumption limits…

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