European officials are discussing the possibility of resuming Russian pipeline gas sales to the EU as part of a broader settlement to end the war in Ukraine, unnamed sources told the Financial Times.
Proponents argue that reinstating Russian gas imports could help lower Europe's energy prices, motivate Moscow to negotiate, and create mutual incentives to uphold a ceasefire.
Dozens of banks in Ukraine have approved a combined 10 billion hryvnias ($240 million) in financing of energy solutions to help the country sustain the constant attacks on its grid since signing a voluntary accord on energy resilience months ago, a senior banker said. "The banks, maybe more than
Three high-power autotransformers, two funded by Japan and one by Sweden, have been delivered to Ukraine's state-run energy transmission system operator Ukrenergo, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Tuesday.
The State Agency of Ukraine for the Management of the Exclusion Zone and the state-owned operator of Ukraine's nuclear power plants, Energoatom, are expected to soon sign a deal to start installing small modular reactors at Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, said the head of the agency, Hryhoriy Ishchenko.
France has pledged to provide €10 million for the International Chernobyl Cooperation Account, managed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), to help restore safety at the site.
