Estonia: Elering announces tender for designing and building Estonian-Latvian power connection

As part of building the third power connection between Estonia and Latvia, Estonian power grid operator Elering has announced a procurement tender for designing and constructing the Estonian side of the project. “The new Estonian-Latvian power connection is notable because a project important from the energy security and market standpoint will be carried out without…

Ukraine: grain exports up

According to the Agriculture Ministry, Ukraine exported 18.38 MMT of grains in the season 2016/2017 by December 1, up by 5.9% YoY. In particular, the exported volumes included 10.08 MMT of wheat, up by 1.18 MMT YoY. Barley exports in the period under review totaled roughly 3.95 MMT and corn exports amounted to 4.25 MMT.…