The mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to support and assist in the safety and security of ionizing radiation sources in Ukraine has been completed, the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU) reports. “On July 31, the SNRIU held a final meeting on the results of the IAEA mission to support and…
The prime ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signed a joint declaration on August 3, agreeing to step up preparations and the deadline for joining the continental European power grid. Estonia is set to leave the Russian grid a year ahead of schedule. The Baltic States joining the grid was agreed between the three countries,…
The Government has simplified procedures for the installation of mobile gas turbine power generating units and related infrastructure. Bureaucratic obstacles to the installation of overhead power lines and substations have also been removed. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. According to him, this will accelerate energy recovery and create a stronger, less vulnerable…
The Energocom company continues the preparation for the 2023-2024 cold season. The enterprise has signed contracts on the supply of natural gas with three companies. Two of them will deliver gas to Energocom for the first time ever. The contracts were signed following tenders on gas procurement, held by Energocom this week. Nine bids were…
The gas infrastructure is more stable and protected than the energy infrastructure, but Ukrainians should still stock up on backup power sources today, rather than waiting for winter. That’s according to the executive chief of the Energy-Efficient Cities of Ukraine Association, Sviatoslav Pavliuk. Ukraine’s gas infrastructure is also vulnerable, but it is more stable than…
Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian energy ministers agreed in Riga on July 25 to jointly work towards synchronisation of their countries’ power grids with continental European grids until February 2025 at the latest. The documents enshrining the agreement are to be signed between the Baltic prime ministers and transmission system operators in early August. As part…
Sanctions against Russian nuclear industry can become a real tool and force Russia to return to the negotiating table to agree on the de-occupation of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP), Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko has stated in a commentary for the American TV channel Newsmax. “The country that started the war and…