Azerbaijan has temporarily suspended natural gas supplies to Bulgaria, as announced by Bulgargaz. The interruption, which began on January 7, was attributed to technical issues. According to Bulgargaz, the supplier notified them of the disruption on January 6, with expectations that deliveries would resume until January 11. In response to the suspension, Bulgargaz swiftly arranged…
KazMunayGas, the state-owned oil company of Kazakhstan, is reportedly taking part in a tender to acquire the Bulgaria-based refinery of the Russian oil giant Lukoil, known as Lukoil Neftokhim Burgas. According to Bloomberg and 24 Chasa, which cite two sources familiar with the negotiations, KazMunayGas has submitted an offer in the ongoing sale process. If…
Deputy Energy Minister of Ukraine Roman Andarak met with Foreign Minister of Iceland Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir. They visited one of Ukraine’s energy facilities, which had been severely damaged by targeted russian attacks. Roman Andarak briefed the Icelandic delegation on the current situation in the Ukrainian energy system and the consequences of the recent hostile attacks…
On January 5, the IAEA staff present on the occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia NPP recorded two loud explosions near the plant amid reports of a drone attack on the training center of the plant. This was reported in a statement by the IAEA Director General on the situation in Ukraine. “Staff of the International Atomic…
At a closed session, the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) approved an average increase of 8.42% in electricity prices for household consumers, effective from January 1. The changes vary slightly among electricity providers, with Electrohold customers seeing an increase of 8.36%, EVN customers 8.39% and Energo Pro customers 8.55%. These figures include the costs…
Lithuania will propose to Latvia and Estonia to build a joint power plant, Energy Minister Zygimantas Vaiciunas has said. “Ideally, if we reach such an agreement with Latvia and Estonia, it could be a new power plant. With regional projects, we have a number of challenges in talking to regional partners. But if such a…
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called on the European Union to ban imports of liquefied natural gas from Russia in order not to finance the criminal Kremlin regime. Sybiha reacted in this way to the Financial Times publication that during 2024, EU countries imported a record volume of Russian liquefied natural gas. “This is unacceptable.…