Albania

Energoinvest strikes deal in Albania worth nearly EUR 29m– (Energetika) The contract was signed by General Manager of Energoinvest, Enes Čengić, and OST Albania Director Engjell Zeqo, in the presence of energy ministers of Albania and Kosovo as well as General Manager of the Kosovo…

Bulgaria

 

Municipal hydroelectric power stations to produce electricity in Bulgaria's capital– (Focus) Seven small hydroelectric power stations will produce electricity using waste water in the capital city Sofia and thus provide electricity for trolleybuses, trams and street lighting, Monitor daily writes.  Chief Architect of Sofia Municipality Petar Dikov said that a project for the construction of the hydroelectric power stations which would use waste water was being worked out…

 

Bulgaria’s energy watchdog to hold closed sitting over electricity price cut– (Focus) Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) will hold today a closed sitting over the planned electricity price cut, BNR informed…

 

Bulgaria’s energy distribution companies slam regulator move on electricity prices– (The Sofia Globe) Bulgaria’s three electricity distribution companies have sharply criticised the regulator’s decision to cut prices, saying that it lacked a rational basis, result in serious losses for the companies and would ultimately mean there would be an imperative to raise prices for consumers…

 

Bulgaria: Cheaper electricity from Jan 1^st – (Energetika) Boev said that the reserves found now were due to a 2 % contraction of losses of electrical distribution companies, and that the cost of transport and access to the grid had been reduced from 6.2 euro to 3.5 eu...

 

Bulgarian electricity price down as of January 1– (Focus) Bulgarian State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) held a closed sitting on December 30 and decided to decrease electricity price…

 

Bulgarian regulator passes electricity price cut – (The Sofia Globe) Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) ruled on December 30 to reduce electricity prices starting January 1 2014, the third such price cut in 2013…

 

Bulgaria’s electicity price down by 1% not to decrease electricity bills: CEDB leader – (Focus) Decrease of the electricity price in Bulgaria by 1% as of January 1, 2014 will not decrease electricity bills as there was “a statistical error in the calculations made”. Leader of the oppositional Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (CEDB) party Boyko Borisov made the comment in an interview for FOCUS News Agency…

 

Bulgarian electricity prices to fall by maximum 2% – (Standart) Electricity bills in Bulgaria can not fall by more than 2%, energy experts established in a public consultation on the draft energy bill pushing for cutting night tariffs by about 10% and daily rates by 1%, Darik Radio reported…

 

Bulgaria cuts electricity prices again – (Business Recorder) Bulgaria's state energy regulator cut electricity prices for households and industrial consumers as of Jan. 1 in an attempt by the ruling Socialists to reduce the burden of power costs…

 

Bulgarian State Regulator, Stakeholders Discuss Power Price Cuts– (Novinite) A public discussion of proposed power price cuts as of January 1, 2014 is being held Friday at Bulgaria’s State Commission for Energy and Water Reglation (DKEVR) head office. Representatives of power distribution companies, heating companies, the Ministry of Economy and Energy, and trade unions are among the discussion participants…

 

EVN Bulgaria: We do not exclude electricity price hike in the future – (Focus) Joerg Sollfelner, Chief Executive Officer of EVN Bulgaria Group, commented that he did not exclude possible increase of the electricity price in Bulgaria in the future because the current price decreases were only “shifting the ball from one company to another”…

 

CEZ Bulgaria: Planned price cut to bear negative effect on power distribution companies – (Focus) “The electricity price cut proposed by the State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) will bear a negative effect on the power distribution companies,” said Zornitsa Genova, regulations director at CEZ Distribution Bulgaria, speaking with journalists at the public discussion on the proposal for further electricity price cut in Bulgaria as of January 1, 2014, held at the head office of the State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC), FOCUS News Agency reporter informed…

 

Bulgaria Takes over Black Sea Economic Cooperation Presidency – (Novinite) Bulgaria will preside the Parliamentary Assembly of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) in the period January 1 - June 30, 2014…

 

EPIA: Bulgarian solar tax violates EU law, will damage investment climate – (SolarServer) European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) President Dr. Winfried Hoffmann has sent an open letter to the Bulgarian government, warning that the recent 20% tax on wind and solar output both endangers the investment climate and appears to violate EU law…

 

Bulgaria Authorises EC to Negotiate with Russia for South Stream – (Energetika) This morning Minister of Energy Dragomir Stoynev sent an official letter from Bulgaria to Brussels that mandates the EU Energy Commissioner, Günther Oettinger, to negotiate with the Russian side the renegotiat...

 

South Stream Is Economic Engine for Bulgaria – Russian Ambassador – (Novinite) Russia's direct capital investments in Bulgaria for the past ten years exceeded USD 2 B, according to Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria Yuri Isakov…

 

Bulgaria to pay 100 million euro for construction of South Stream on its territory – (Energetika) "Bulgaria will give nearly 100 million euro for the South Stream project, despite the fact that there are huge legal uncertainties as to the project after the European Commission had expressed its opinion about...

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

 

Germany's Development Bank Approves Loan for Wind Farm in Bosnia– (Energetika) The loan is part of a development cooperation agreed between Germany and Bosnia and Herzegovina.“The loan has a maturity of 15 years, while a grace period amounts to three years…

 

KfW has approved a 65 million euro loan to Bosnia's top power utility – (Balkans) German state-owned development bank KfW has approved a 65 million euro ($89.46 million) loan to Bosnia's top power utility EPBiH to help it build the first 48 megawatt (MW) wind park, EPBiH said on Thursday…

 

Croatia

 

Croatia Eyes Construction of Ionian-Adriatic Pipeline in 2015–2016– (Energetika) The final decision on the schedule will be taken in the coming weeks, but Croatia would like to see the construction of IAP together with TAP in 2015 or 2016 at the latest. The first gas quantities should be…

 

Zoran Miliša, RWE Energija: We are Confident in Success on Croatia’s Electricity Market; Also Eyeing Gas Business– (Energetika) How do you assess the current level of liberalisation of the Croatian electricity market? What are its positive sides, and what remains to be done to make it more competitive, efficient, and developed…

 

Croatia, MOL to Continue Talks on INA in Mid-January – (Energetika) Local media reported that the exact date could be 16 January 2014.Croatia is at loggerheads with MOL over management rights in INA and investments in one of the biggest Croatian companies…

 

INA and HEP Sign Deal on Electricity Supply – (Energetika) INA consumes 270 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity annually and is the second biggest buyer of electricity in the newest European Union member.“Thanks to the best tariff models and the best terms and…

 

Kosovo

 

Energy production in Kosovo increases– (DTT-Net) Energy production in Kosovo increases…

 

Kosovo and Albania sign deal to build major power line– (World Bulletin) Neighbours Kosovo and Albania have signed a deal to build a 400-kV transmission line linking their grids to help them cope with rising consumption and join Balkan and European networks…

 

Macedonia

 

€25 million EBRD loan to FYR Macedonian transmission system operator– (Balkans) The well-functioning transmission of electricity is a precondition for a modern economy. In order to strengthen the FYR Macedonian electricity sector and the country’s overall economy, the EBRD is providing a €25 million loan to the country’s state-owned transmission system operator, AD MEPSO…

 

Romania

 

ANRE’s decision to supply households only with hydro and nuclear energy leads to 30 million euro loss for Hidroelectrica– (Energetika) Starting next year, the energy consumed by Romanian population will be produced only by the two companies, while thermal power plants and renewable power plants will not be able to supply households with energy...

 

Romania halves certificates for solar PV starting January 2014– (PV Magazine) In a recent announcement, the Romanian government has moved to reduce support for solar PV, wind and hydro energies by cutting the number of green certificates per generated MW…

 

Demonstration nuclear reactor to be installed in Mioveni, Romania– (Energetika) The three parties signed an agreement for their collaboration on the ALFRED (Advanced Lead Fast Reactor European Demonstrator) project. The nuclear reactor is planned to be functional in 2025 and its construction…

 

Fracking Poses a Threat to European Water: EP Water Group President – (AquaNow) Hydraulic fracturing poses a potential threat to European water sources, so European Union member states must ensure that companies exploring for and exploiting shale gas deposits comply with all environmental directives, according to European Parliament Water Group founder and President Richard Seeber…

 

New Market Research Report: Romania Power Report Q1 2014 – (SBWire) The Romanian government remains committed to its energy sector privatisation plans, with one of its largest state-owned power companies, Nuclearelectrica, now listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB). With Hidroelectrica due to list some of its shares on both the BVB and London Stock Exchange (LSE) in 2014, it would appear Romania's energy privatisation plans are in full swing…

 

Romanian private power supplier Tinmar Ind expects 25% turnover rise in 2014 – (Romanian-Insider) Tinmar Ind, the largest private power supplier in Romania, expects a turnover of RON 2.1 billion (or some EUR 484 million) in 2014, a year-on-year increase of 25 percent, according to the data provided by the company, quoted by local daily Zf.ro…

 

Romania’s largest energy producer Hidroelectrica to end 2013 with record profit, former administrator says – (Romania-Insider) Romanian energy producer Hidroelectrica could end 2013 with a record profit of EUR 200 million, which would equal the company’s profit in the last 11 years, according to Remus Borza, former head of the company’s supervising council…

 

Romania slashes renewable energy subsidies – (EurActiv) Romania will cut its support scheme for new wind, solar and small hydro renewable energy projects from January, a government decree said today (17 December), to avoid overcompensating producers and curb price increases for industry and homes…

 

Romania cuts support for new renewable energy from January – (Business Recorder) Romania will cut its support scheme for new wind, solar and small hydro renewable energy projects from January, a government decree said, to avoid overcompensating producers and curb price increases for industry and homes…

 

Ponta: Shale gas exploitation ensures Romania's energy independence – (ACTMedia) Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Friday said that the exploitation of shale gas in Romania was the result of a political decision meant to ensure the energy independence of the country…

 

Romania announces one billion euro investment in nuclear energy – (The Sofia Globe) Romanian energy minister Constantin Nita announced the government will start a one billion euro investment in building a new type of nuclear reactor…

 

Serbia

 

European authorities to renegotiate South Stream contracts– (Turkish Weekly) EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger will travel to Moscow next month to renegotiate agreements on the South Stream pipeline for six EU member states and candidate country Serbia…

 

Biggest Serbian hydropower station Djedrdap 1 tops production forecast– (Energetika) Good generation results are expected to continue in the coming days, the current flow rate of the river Danube being about 4,000 cubic metres per second, which enables daily production of between 12 and 13 million…

 

Public call for small hydropower plants to be issued on December 30– (InSerbia) The second public call for the construction of small hydropower plants at 142 sites will be issued on December 30, Serbian Minister of Energy announced on Thursday…

 

South Stream for gas stability of Serbia and Slovenia– (Energetika) Omerzel informed Mihajlović of the contents of his meeting with European Commissioner for Energy, Günther Oettinger, in which the two had discussed the outstanding issues regarding the adoption of the EU's…

 

Market opening in Serbia to trigger energy price hike – (Energetika) This was said at the energy meeting “Electricity market liberalisation”, held on 16 December in the Serbian Chamber of Commerce headquarters.According to participants of the meeting, very few players…

 

Serbia speedily adapting Energy Act to accommodate renewable energy– (Energetika) Clean coal will be the only kind allowed to be used, said Ljubomir Aksentijević, which is far from economical in terms of investment. Therefore, with prices per kilowatt hour from such facility at least between…

 

Serbia to take part in all talks on South Stream in Brussels – (InSerbia) Serbia will take part in all talks on the South Stream gas pipeline which are due to be held with energy ministers of all countries partaking in the project in Brussels in January, Serbian Energy Minister Zorana Mihajlovic said on Thursday…

 

Russia: Serbia-EU talks will not affect South Stream – (b92) Introduction of the EU standards in the energy sector in Serbia should not affect the agreement on the construction of South Stream between Serbia and Russia…

 

NIS to invest half a billion Euros in 2014 – (Energetika) Despite the economic crisis, Kravchenko noted that 2013 had been a good year, as NIS had managed to achieve some significant results. They managed to increase the share of assets paid to the budged by one fourth…

 

Armenia

 

Armenia’s Greens Take On Hydro Schemes– (Environment News Service) Environmentalists in Armenia say a strategy of building multiple hydroelectric stations to harness the country’s rivers is storing up problems for the future…

 

Turkish expert says Armenia could sell electricity to Turkey via Georgia– (ARKA News Agency) Armenia could export electricity to Turkey via Georgia, Hassan Selim Uzertem, and head of the Turkish Center for Research of Energy Security of the International Strategic Studies organization, told an international conference in Yerevan on regional security challenges…

 

Bulgaria takes over BSEC chairmanship from Armenia– (APA) Bulgaria took over 6-month chairmanship of Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) from Armenia, APA reports…

 

Modernization of Armenian NPP more beneficial than construction of a new plant:expert– (ARKA News Agency) Modernization of the Armenian nuclear power plant (NPP) is much more advantageous to Armenia than construction of a new one, head of x political studies center of Noravank fund Sevak Sarukhanyan said…

 

Armenian – Russian “gas” agreements ensure energy security and economic growth: Khosrov Harutyunyan – (ArmenPress) Surely there are disturbing points in the Armenian-Russian “gas” agreements upon which we need to hear additional interpretation from the Government…

 

Armenia’s agreement with Russia does not limit cheaper gas import from other countries: Energy Minister – (ArmenPress) The agreement signed between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Russian Federation “On Selling Shares of “ArmRosGazprom” CJSC and Terms of Further Activities” does not limit import of cheaper gas from other countries to Armenia…

 

Armenia-Russia should get to 50/50 share in ArmRosgasprom: Union of Local Manufacturers – (ARKA News Agency) Armenia-Russia shares in equities of ArmRosgasprom company should get, over the course of time, to 50/50, and prices for energy resources should be reduced, chairman of Armenia’s Union of Local Manufacturers Vazgen Safaryan said…

 

Expert finds modernization of nuclear power station more profitable – (ArmenPress) The construction and operation of a new nuclear power station can lead surplus of the produced electricity, and therefore issues related to the exportation…

 

Azerbaijan

 

Until 2016 Azerbaijan commits to pass Gas and Grid Codes– (ABC.AZ) By Decision #346 from 20 December the Cabinet Ministers has made the changes to the Action Plan on the Grant Program for EUR 13 million allocated by the European Union for Energy Reform Support Program (ERSP)…

 

Azerbaijan gas pipeline aims to carve out a niche across Europe– (Financial Times) For a decade, the EU has nurtured an almost absurdly ambitious plan – to pump natural gas from the Caspian Sea thousands of miles into the heart of Europe, and so reduce its heavy reliance on gas from Russia. When that plan finally got the go-ahead in December, it felt like a bit of a damp squib…

 

Azerbaijan announces oil and gas production volumes– (Azernews) Azerbaijan produced 43.5 million tons of oil in 2013, head of Azerbaijan's energy giant SOCAR Rovnag Abdullayev said on December 28…

 

SOCAR to start using solar energy in its pipelines – (ABC.AZ) The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) will start to use solar energy in its pipelines…

 

Azerbaijan carries out studies on recycling of oil industry waste– (Azernews) Azerbaijan has carried out studies on reuse and recycling of oil industry waste.  The Radiation Problems Institute of Azerbaijan's National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) reported on December 28 that specific results were obtained based on the analysis of samples of soil, air, water and oil transportation's waste…

 

Conference on “Azerbaijan and Southern Gas Corridor” held in Rome – (Azernews) A conference titled "Azerbaijan and Southern Gas Corridor: Transatlantic Perspective" has been held in Rome, the capital city of Italy, AzerTag state news agency reported...

 

Georgia

 

Georgia changes conditions of electricity transit – (Trend) Georgia's law "On electric power and natural gas" is being amended in connection with the new rules regulating the electricity transit. In particular, the draft law's…

 

Azerbaijan provides nearly 84 percent of Georgia’s natural gas imports– (Trend) Georgia imported around 1.2 billion tons in oil equivalent, of natural gas worth of $207.44 million in Jan.-Nov. 2013, GruzStat, the National Statistical Service of Georgia said in its report…

 

Georgia developing alternative energy – (The Messenger Online) Georgia has begun developing alternative energy with the construction of solar and wind power stations…

 

Georgian Energy Ministry announces tender as part of HPP construction– (Trend) The Georgian Energy Ministry announced a tender to conduct a feasibility study as part of the construction project of the Avani hydroelectric power plant (HPP)…

 

SOCAR to continue Georgia’s gasification – (Azernews) The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) will continue providing Georgian regions with gas.  The gasification process will be continued as part of the memorandum signed with the Georgian government on December 24…

 

Azerbaijan provides over quarter of Georgia’s oil import – (Trend) Georgia imported some 250,990 tons of oil and oil products in January-November 2013 which amounted to $233.84 million, according to a report of GruzStat- the Georgian National Statistical Service…

 

Azerbaijan secures 27.8% of Georgia’s oil imports– (Azernews) Georgia imported 27.8 percent of its needed oil products from Azerbaijan in January-November 2013, the Georgian National Statistics Office reported.  In total, about $841.2 million worth oil products were imported by Georgia in the mentioned period of time…

 

Moldova

 

EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Develo : EBRD expands support for energy efficiency in Moldova– (4-Traders) In response to high demand for energy efficiency loans the EBRD is extending a further 7 million to BC Mobiasbanc - Groupe Société Générale SA for on-lending to private companies…

 

Moldova doubles power import from Ukraine in 2013– (BSANNA News) Moldova has increased the electric energy imports from Ukraine by 78 per cent in the first 11 months of 2013 against the same period of 2012…

 

Gazprom OAO : Moldova Republic of : MOLDOVAGAZ continues gas supply, transit contracts with GAZPROM– (4-Traders) Deputy Prime Minister, Economics Minister Valeriu Lazar, has announced that Moldova based Moldovagaz Company has inked gas supply and transit contracts with the Gazprom for 2014. On 25th December, the final round of negotiations on the matter was held in Moscow, Russia…

 

Russia

 

Solar energy to become the main investment target in Russia's renewable energy market– (PVMagazine) The solar industry will be the main focus of investment in the renewable energy market of Russia and the CIS region.  This forecast was presented in a study of the international group IBCentre, devoted to the prospects of renewable energy development in Eastern Europe…

 

RusHydro commissions eighth unit at Boguchanskaya hydropower plant in Russia– (EBR) RusHydro has commissioned and started commercial operations of the eighth unit at the Boguchanskaya hydropower plant in Russia.  The plant, a 50/50 JV of RusHydro and RUSAL, is being built on the Angara River in the Krasnoyarsk district Territory…

 

Russian energy sector in 2013-2014 – (Vestnik Kavkaza) The energy sector remains a strategic sector not only in Russia, but also in the world economy. Summing up the year in the fuel and energy sector, the head of the Ministry of Energy Alexander Novak said he expects oil production growth of 1.2 % (to 523.2 million tons), and gas production growth of 1.5 % (to 66$4.8 billion cubic meters)…

 

Russia says 2013 oil output increased – (PressTV) Russia says its oil output in 2013 has risen to a post-Soviet high as the country carries the title of the biggest oil producer in the world…

 

Russia’s 2013 oil output at post-Soviet high – (OmanObserver) World energy power Russia said yesterday that its oil output hit a post-Soviet high in 2013 while natural gas production at its vast Gazprom holding slipped for the second straight year…

 

Russia targets EU in WTO suit over energy policy – (Financial Times) Russia has made the EU the target of its first World Trade Organisation suit, claiming that Brussels has unfairly thwarted the ability of certain Russian chemical and manufacturing groups to break into the European market…

 

Russia Investing In Nuclear Energy – (Eurasia Review) Russia has allocated RUB80.6 billion ($2.4 billion) as ‘in-kind’ contributions to the growth of its nuclear industry with a large portion of this assigned to foreign projects, including the Akkuyu plant in Turkey…

 

Russia invests in nuclear – (WNN) Russia has allocated RUB80.6 billion ($2.4 billion) as 'in-kind' contributions to the growth of its nuclear industry with a large portion of this assigned to foreign projects, including the Akkuyu plant in Turkey…

 

Gazprom’s supplies to Turkey, Europe reach record level– (Daily News) Russia’s state-held energy giant Gazprom, the largest natural gas supplier to Europe, has ramped up exports to the region and Turkey to a record this year due to price reductions and colder weather…

 

Paying the piper– (The Economist) THE combustibility of natural gas makes it a potent weapon. When Gazprom, a giant gas company controlled by the Russian state, cut off supplies to Ukraine in early 2009, in a dispute over unpaid bills, Europeans farther west suffered too…

 

Turkey

 

Mega construction, energy projects leave mark in 2013– (DailyNews) Turkey opened the world’s first underwater rail link between two continents, Marmaray, on Oct. 29, connecting Asia and Europe with the $2.8 billion tunnel that was inaugurated with a fanfare ceremony…

 

EBRD to loan USD 70 million to Turkey for renewable energy, energy efficiency projects– (SolarServer) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD, London) has announced an EUR 50 million (USD 70 million) financing package to Turkish national bank Turkiye IsBankası (Istanbul) to fund mid-sized renewable energy, waste-to-energy and energy efficiency projects…

 

Iraqi Kurdistan oil flow to Turkey has begun – Turkish Minister – (CyprusMail) Crude oil from Iraqi Kurdistan has started flowing via a new pipeline to the Turkish Mediterranean export hub of Ceyhan but will not be shipped to world markets without the consent of Baghdad, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Thursday…

 

$10 billion should be invested in electricity, Sabancı Holding chairwoman says – (DailyNews) Sabancı Holding’s head Güler Sabancı (R) poses with Fatih Birol.  Turkey needs to attract an average of $8-10 billion of investment per year to be able to meet its increasing electricity needs, Sabancı Holding chairwoman Güler Sabancı said during a meeting on Dec. 20…

 

Turkey buys two more LNG cargoes as power demand soars – (Gulf Times) Cold winter weather has forced Turkey to seek costly cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for December as power demand soars, traders and energy industry sources said yesterday…

 

Vast Climate-Smart Investment Potential, in Turkey and Beyond – (Daily News) As global temperatures rise, weather patterns shift and a natural disaster dominates headlines seemingly every other week, climate change has become a priority for policymakers across the globe…

 

Turkey: Energy And Infrastructure Forecast 2014, Risks And Opportunities – (Eurasia Review) It is now time for our traditional annual forecast for our local energy markets in the New Year 2014. The economic and business future is always shaped by expectations, and the understanding of those market expectations are important in the making of economic forecasts…

 

Turkey's Corruption Scandal Exposes 'Gas-For-Gold' Scheme With Iran – (International Business Times) Turkey has some major explaining to do in the wake of the recent corruption scandal that exposed the country's continued financial and energy ties with Iran…

 

Turkey hopes shale gas will plug its energy deficit – (Petroleum Economist) THE Republic of Turkey, formed from the remains of the Ottoman Empire, will be 100 years old in 2023, and the government wants to celebrate the centenary by putting the country's economy among the world's 10 largest…

 

Ukraine

 

Europe’s bid to frack into energy independence– (Gulfnews) The issue is how it can manage to promote low-carbon energy sources in order to curb greenhouse-gas emissions, while making energy less expensive for cash-strapped governments, families and businesses…

 

Can Europe Frack Itself to Energy Independence? – (Foreign Policy) The British government this week mapped out which parts of England, Scotland and Wales it could offer for the development of shale gas, the latest in a string of halting European efforts to start replicating the so-called "shale gale" that has dramatically transformed the U.S. energy picture in the last half-decade…

 

Law on energy market liberalization comes into force in Ukraine – (Forum) The Law "On principles of the electricity market operation if Ukraine", implying liberalization of the wholesale electricity market of the country, came into force on 1 January 2014…

 

Energy market liberalization law takes effect from January 1 – (Interfax-Ukraine) The law on the functioning of the electricity market of Ukraine, which foresees the liberalization of the country's wholesale electricity market, took effect on January 1, 2014…

 

Ukraine meets obligations under Energy Community Treaty – (Forum) The Cabinet approved signing of the Agreement with the European Union on funding of the program of “Continued support for the implementation of Ukraine’s Energy Strategy…

 

Russian Gas Price Issue Resolved – Ukraine Deputy PM – (RiaNovosti) Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, Yuriy Boyko, said he hopes the issue of the price for Russian gas has been settled…

 

Ukrainian government approves agreement with CIS on cooperation in nuclear energy – (APA) Ukraine’s government has approved an agreement with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on the coordination of interstate relations in the area of the peaceful use of nuclear energy, the press service of the Ukrainian government reported on Thursday, APA reports…

 

Gazprom may lower Ukraine's natural gas prices after January 10: aide – (Platts) Russian energy giant Gazprom will probably lower its natural gas prices on supplies to Ukraine after January 10, Deputy Prime Minister Yuriy Boyko said Monday…

 

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