Ukraine’s imports of natural gas rose to 2.7 billion cubic meters in the first quarter of 2020, up by 76% YoY, according the LLC Operator of the Gas Transmission System of Ukraine (OGTSU). In particular, Ukraine’s imports from Slovakia amounted to 1.9 billion cubic meters (+99%), Hungary – 0.5 billion cubic meters (+58%) and Poland…
From Q4 2019 onward the price of electricity has reduced, according to the latest market data from the Public Utilities Commission (SPRK). Prices benefit from warm weather and recovery of water reserves, which allows increasing the power production output at hydroelectric power stations. Last year’s lowest average monthly electricity price in Nord Pool exchange was…
NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy has cut the gas price for the population by 14%. “The gas price for March for the population has been reduced by 14%,” the company wrote on Twitter. However, Naftogaz has noted that the company does not supply gas directly to the population, except for Kirovohrad region. “According to government rules, we…
Ukraine has cut electricity consumption by over 5% since the introduction of quarantine over COVID-19. “Since the introduction of quarantine measures, electricity consumption in the energy system of Ukraine has decreased by more than 5% at almost the same air temperature,” the press service of state-run Ukrenergo, which operates the country’s integrated power grids, has…
Electricity consumption in Georgia in February increased by 9.9% YoY and amounted to 149.23 million kWh, the Electricity System Commercial Operator of Georgia (ESCO) reported. According to ESCO, electricity consumption by cryptocurrency factories and manufacturers increased by 57.6%. In the reporting period, Tbilisi consumed 8.5% more electricity than in the same period last year. As…
In January-February, gas imports into Ukraine totaled 1.438 million cubic meters, up by 57% YoY. “In February, 981 million cubic meters of natural gas was imported into Ukraine, up by 47%,” the press service of the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine reports. As of March 11, gas was imported exclusively from the European Union…
Electricity supplies to Ukraine from Russia and Belarus were suspended on February 29. In particular, a table on electricity supplies to Ukraine showed that electricity imports from Russia and Belarus were at zero as of 21:00 on February 29. However, the operator of the Ukrainian integrated power grids Ukrenergo reported that it had not restricted…