Ukraine: power engineers of Donetsk region receive special equipment for grid repair

Under the coordination of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, Donetsk power engineers received four units of specialised equipment – truck lifts for repairing power grids. The equipment was purchased at the expense of Ukraine Energy Support Fund, created at the joint initiative of Ukraine’s Energy Minister German Galushchenko and European Commissioner Kadri Simson. “The…

Baltic States: S&P downgrades long-term credit ratings

Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has downgraded the credit ratings of Estonia, and also of Latvia Lithuania, as a result of threats associated with the Russian Federation. S&P downgraded Estonia’s long-term credit rating from “AA-” to “A+”, while Latvia and Lithuania’s ratings, previously each at “A+”, were also downgraded, to “A” in both…

Ukraine: emergency blackouts canceled

Emergency power shutdowns were called off in the city of Kyiv, as well as Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Kyiv regions on June 2, the DTEK operator reported. “Kyiv, Kyiv region, as well as Odesa, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions: getting back to stabilization schedules. We should recall that today they will be applied from 18:00 to…