Due to a sharp drop in the water level in the lower reservoir of the Dnipro HPP, the plant’s hydraulic units are operating with restrictions, Ukrhydroenergo has reported on Telegram. “Water level measurements at the Nikopol post by Ukrhydrometcenter specialists have been temporarily suspended due to siltation below the installed sensors. Ukrhydroenergo specialists, together with…
This year, Ukrainian consumers will experience no critical shortage of agricultural products due to the flooding in the country’s south, caused by the Kakhovka HPP dam blast, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Vitaliy Holovnia has announced. “We will not experience a critical shortage of food products this year. That’s because last…
Nine native wine producers last week presented their products to Chinese public, providing a wide range of wines. According to the Agriculture and Food Industry Ministry (MAIA), it is about a far-reaching event in the wine-making sector, which is very much appreciated by the public from China. “To promote the vine and wine heritage and…
On June 5, the European Commission extended restrictions on the import of six types of Ukrainian agricultural products, canceling instead the ban on the import of other 11-12 groups of goods. “We believe that the European Commission listened to us on June 5, when the restrictions were extended, they were extended only for six types…
According to Mykola Solskyi, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, farmers will not be able to fully use 1-1.5 million hectares of agricultural land as a result of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant (HPP) explosion. “The consequences of stopping irrigation are much greater. Not half a million hectares, but a million and a…
An amendment to Poland’s 2023 budget law, adopted by the government on June 9, foresees the deficit PLN 24 billion (EUR 5.37 billion) higher than previously, the minister of finance has announced. The budget deficit for 2023 was originally planned at PLN 68 billion (EUR 15.22 billion), with expenditures seen at PLN 672.5 billion (EUR…
The first of two updated high-voltage electricity lines connecting Estonian-Latvian electricity was launched on June 9. The cables will eventually allow the Baltic States to disconnect from the Russian grid and officials say the project is on schedule. The project has already been underway for 15 years and, when it is completed, it will guarantee…