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The head of Ukraine's State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development, Serhiy Sukhomlyn, has held talks with Finnish companies about their willingness to participate in the construction of waste-to-energy combined heat and power (CHP) plants in the war-torn country.
Ukraine's largest private power producer DTEK said on Monday it has awarded a €140 million contract to a unit of US-based Fluence Energy to deliver Ukraine's first large-scale battery-based energy storage portfolio with a total capacity of 200 MW. The project involves six
Slovakia is considering actions against Ukraine, including suspending aid, if a resolution is not reached regarding the halted Russian gas transit through Ukraine, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated on Thursday. The statement came after Fico's talks with European Union Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen. Fico accused Ukraine of
Ukraine is ready to help address the energy crisis in the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria with coal supplies, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday. "We are ready to help Moldova, in particular, with coal," Zelensky said in his nightly address to the nation following
A dispute between Bratislava and Kyiv over transit of Russian gas through Ukraine has escalated further after a proposed meeting with European Union officials on Tuesday was called off. Ukrainian and Slovak ministers, alongside European Commission officials, were scheduled to meet in Brussels to address the consequences of the termination
Iceland Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir met with Ukrainian Deputy Energy Minister Roman Andarak to discuss the development of geothermal energy in Ukraine and other issue related to the country's energy sector. The officials discussed the priority requirements for power equipment needed in restoration efforts, along with strategies
Australia has pledged to provide a total of AUD 76 million ($47.42 million) in new aid to Ukraine and announced the reopening of its embassy in Kyiv during a visit by ustralian Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong to Kyiv. The funding includes AUD 66 million via the European
Ukraine's only natural graphite mining company, Zavalivsky Graphite, has suspended operations, the National Association of Mining Industries of Ukraine (NAEIU) said. The shutdown was attributed primarily to high electricity costs and outdated production infrastructure requiring substantial investments in modernization.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it has approved a total of €450 million to finance municipal district heating projects and repairs of hydropower plants in Ukraine. The funding was approved as part of a €6.8 billion package for energy investments in several countries the EIB announced last week
Ukraine is ready to discuss a deal to allow gas transit through its territory to western Europe, said Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a meeting with Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico. Shymhal said Ukraine's agreement with Russia on gas transit comes to an end on Jan 1,
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said on Wednesday it has approved a total of €6.8 billion for energy investments in Ukraine and a number of other countries. The portion of the funding for Ukraine — the size of which was not disclosed — will be used for urgent energy infrastructure reinforcement
Gaz-System will introduce firm capacity for natural gas transmission from Poland to Ukraine during the first three quarters of 2025, the Polish pipeline operator said in a press release. The company has previously provided interruptible service, and the change in 2025 will allow Gaz-System to ensure stable and
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it is providing a €80 million sovereign guaranteed loan to Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas firm Ukrnafta for the installation of 100 MW of energy capacity. Specifically, the funding will be used to supply and install small-scale
Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko presented potential investment projects in Ukraine's energy and critical materials sectors during the Energy Transition Forum 2024 in Washington. "Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, USAID has allocated almost $1 billion in assistance to the energy sector, including
Power outages in Ukraine caused by Russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure interrupted medical procedures for 66.3% of healthcare workers at least once between February 2022 and July 2024, a study conducted by the Physicians for Human Rights and Truth Hounds found. Delays in elective surgeries
Sweden has contributed €45 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, which provides funding for repairs of Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks. The funding will be used for the acquisition of gas turbines for electricity and heat production.
