The Board of Directors of the National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE) has examined and approved new tariffs for electricity. The new prices will take effect on April 1. The following regulated electricity supply prices were approved by the Premier Energy company, differentiated according to the delimitation points or the places of consumption of the…
Reforms planned in state-owned enterprises, energy market development, energy security and development of human capital were in the focus of a meeting between Lasha Khutsishvili, the Georgian Finance Minister, Yevgeniy Zhukov, the Director General for Central and West Asia of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Shane Rosenthal, the ADB Country Director for Georgia. During…
Electricity and gas system operator Elering is replacing the second and last overhead power line connecting Saaremaa and Muhu via Vainatamm Dam with a second undersea power cable, which will increase the islands’ security of supply as well as eliminate the danger posed to birds by the overhead line. Construction of the new undersea cable,…
According to the Ministry of Economy, fuel prices in Ukraine were lower on March 18. Now diesel fuel costs UAH 5 cheaper (reduction from UAH 44.90 to UAH 39.96 per liter). Gasoline is more than UAH 7 cheaper (reduction from UAH 43.52 to UAH 35.76 per liter). This was due to timely decisions made by…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has expanded the list of critical import goods, namely with the goods required for industrial manufacturing and construction. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Economy Ministry. “Last time the list of critical import goods was updated and approved at a meeting of the Ukrainian government, it was…
Six refugee health workers from Ukraine, including four doctors and two nurses are to be employed in public health facilities in the country. According to the Ministry of Health, notices were issued for their employment during the state of emergency, after requests were received during this week from the heads of medical institutions. If the…
Georgia has never considered and will not consider construction of a road connecting Georgia with Russia’s Chechnya republic, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure said in response to media reports on March 17. The ministry made the comment following reports on a Russian Security Council discussion of a road project connecting Georgia to the…