Energy
The reconstruction of Ukraine's energy grid, the shift to decentralized, renewable infrastructure and all other news about energy.
EBRD, EU provide €50 million emergency loan to bolster Kyiv's energy resilience
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a €50 million emergency loan to help Kyiv maintain heating, electricity and other essential municipal services amid continued Russian attacks on the city's energy infrastructure. The financing, backed by a 25% first-loss guarantee from the European Union
Ukraine carbon pricing reform could unlock €6.6 billion a year for green investment, GDU says
Ukraine should link a gradual increase in its carbon price to automatic matching contributions from the European Union, creating a joint decarbonisation fund that could mobilise up to €6.6 billion a year by 2030 for green investment, according to a paper published by Green Deal Ukraïna (GDU), a trilateral
Banks in Ukraine approve $240 million in financing in accord to rebuild grid, senior banker says
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
Japan and Sweden-funded autotransformers arrive in Ukraine for Ukrenergo
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.
Deal on installing small modular reactors at Chernobyl Exclusion Zone expected soon, says Ukraine's agency head
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 pledges €10 million for EBRD's Chernobyl restoration account
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.