Electricity consumption in Ukraine in January, taking into account losses in electricity transmission, grew by 1.8% YoY, or by 263.4 million kilowatt-hours (kWh), to 14.913 billion kWh, the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry has reported. Electricity consumption, not including losses, over the period rose by 6.7% or 738.2 million kWh, to 11.793 billion kWh. Industry…
Oil transit through Ukraine to Europe increased to 1.326 million tons in January, by 13.5% or 157.3 million tons YoY, Ukrtransnafta has reported. Oil shipment to refineries in Ukraine in January totaled 117,400 tons. In other words, transit shipments accounted for 91.9% of all crude oil transportation and refinery supplies accounted for 8.1%. Oil transit…
Ukraine in January exported electricity valued at $21.577 million. According to the State Fiscal Service, electricity delivered to Hungary amounted to $17.061 million last month, to Poland to $4.515 million, and Moldova to $1,000. Thus, in money terms exports of Ukrainian electricity grew by 53.5% YoY. In addition, in January Ukraine imported power worth $267,000…
Ukraine’s Finance Ministry is finishing talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding the next credit tranche, Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk said. “We are at the final stages. Technical moments for receiving the next tranche are being discussed,” he said. The minister said that the negotiations with the IMF on the tranche could be finished…
New solar power plants financed by investors are expected to be built in Kherson, Odessa and Kharkiv regions. “In 2017, a solar power plant with a capacity of 30 megawatts will be built on 60 hectares of Velyka Blahovishchenka Village Council. According to preliminary estimates, the project cost exceeds $10 million,” the press service of…
Ukrainian poultry products could return to the Israeli market by the end of this spring, Ukraine’s Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry has reported. The ministry said that the talks between Ukraine’s State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Rights Protection and Israel’s Veterinary Service were being held. “The resumption of poultry products exports to Israel…
Artemsil State Enterprise has recorded a growing demand for salt products among European consumers and announced the resumption of salt deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia. “The enterprise resumed salt deliveries to BorsodChem Chemical Plant (Hungary) at the end of 2016 and is planning to resume cooperation with Novaky Chemical Plant (Slovakia),” Artemsil Director Volodymyr Dolya…