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Renewable energy firm Elementum Energy plans to build wind power plants with an installed capacity totaling 400 MW in Ukraine in the coming years, the company's CEO Olga Rybachuk told Forbes.ua in an interview published Tuesday. Rybachuk said the company plans to add 200 MW of wind
Nearly a third of Polish companies are considering investing in Ukraine in 2025 even if the war with Russia continues, Polish daily Rzeczpospolita reported on Tuesday, citing a survey. The poll of 500 firms from the manufacturing, services, and trade sectors found that 29% are considering investing in Ukraine. The
Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) and Polish State Railways have agreed to develop intermodal routes between Europe and Asia, the Ukrainian state-owned railway operator said in a press release on Tuesday. Despite the war, Ukraine remains key to diversifying routes between Asia and the European Union, particularly due to the China-Kazakhstan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Ukraine-Poland route,
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will lend €50 million ($56 million) to the city of Kyiv to help replace its fleet of aging Russian subway, or metro, coaches with new, energy-efficient Western versions, the lender said Tuesday in a press release. "Before the war, 80% of Kyiv’s metro
Moscow will evaluate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's "victory plan" to end the war when details of it are officially released, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Monday, as quoted by Reuters. "We believe that one should not analyze media reports," Peskov said. "If
Swedish construction equipment manufacturer Volvo CE will launch next month its Iron Women program, a reskilling initiative to train women to operate construction machines, in Ukraine, the company said in a press release on Monday. The program aims to address the labor shortage in Ukraine amid reconstruction efforts, a refugee
The Ukrainian construction company Integral-Bud will by the end of the year launch two projects occupying a combined 190,000 square meters in the capital of Kyiv, Intergal-Bud's commercial director Anna Laevska said in an interview with Interfax, published Monday. The projects include the second phase of the
The US state of Pennsylvania has pledged to help in the reconstruction of the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia region's energy infrastructure, Ukraine's Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development said in a press release on Monday. The State of Pennsylvania signed an accord agreeing to help the Zaporizhzhia
The Danish government will donate DKK 130 million ($19.4 million) to Ukraine to help the country's energy system amid intense Russian attacks, Denmark's Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Utilities said in a press release on Monday. "As the heating season approaches, Russia continues its
Ukraine's Kyiv region will establish an online platform with one of the regions of Italy to attract investments and boost business cooperation, Chief of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration Ruslan Kravchenko said. Kyiv region already has a memorandum of cooperation with the Italian region of Tuscany, aimed at
More than 3,000 Polish companies have so far applied to take part in the post-war rebuilding of Ukraine, the Polish government envoy for Ukraine's reconstruction Paweł Kowal told news agency PAP on Saturday. "They are not always big firms, but very agile and efficient ones, and
The European Union will provide Ukraine a loan of up to €35 billion as part of a $50-billion pledge by the G7, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Friday in a post on X during a visit to Kyiv. "Relentless Russian attacks mean Ukraine needs continued EU
Ukraine-based European Business Association (EBA) has protested tax hikes recently adopted by the country's parliament at first reading, arguing any additional taxation could damage the competitive environment by practically incentivizing the shadow economy. The tax bill raises the war tax on individuals to 5% from the current 1.
The European Union will allocate €160 million for Ukraine's energy security this winter, including the rebuilding of power infrastructure, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday at a press conference. The amount includes €60 million in humanitarian aid for shelters and heaters, and €100 million from
The 54.6 MW Skolivska wind farm in Ukraine's western region of Lviv, developed by Ukrainian renewable energy operator Eco-Optima and Czech energy company MND, started operation Wednesday, the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association said in a press release. Investment in the project totaled UAH 2.1 billion ($50.
