In the third quarter Estonian state-owned energy group Eesti Energia increased its turnover and tripled its production of renewable energy, but maintenance at Auvere Power Plant that took longer than expected and large-scale energy production restructuring had a negative impact on its result. Eesti Energia’s turnover increased to EUR 206 million in the third quarter,…
The new solar power plant is being built near Zhezkazgan town. 5,200 out of 29,300 solar panels have already been installed. The opening of the 10 MW-solar power plant is set for December 22. 10 new workplaces will be created as soon as it is put on stream. Currently the region numbers three solar plants…
Natural gas stocks in Ukraine’s underground storage facilities (USFs) have increased 2.5-fold, to 21.683 billion cubic meters since April 5, when Ukraine started the season of pumping natural gas into storages. As of October 26 gas reserves in the country’s USFs were up by 27% YoY. The USFs are now filled by 70%, according to…
The cooperation within the Energy Charter creates opportunities for the development of relations between Azerbaijan and Bangladesh, Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov said during the meeting with the visiting Bangladeshi Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid. The Bangladeshi minister is visiting Azerbaijan to attend the International Energy Charter Forum held in Baku.…
The creation of a unified energy system in Tajikistan, connecting the country’s southern and northern energy systems, has significantly increased the accessibility of the population of Tajikistan to the generated electricity as well as simplified electricity exports procedure. In January-July Tajikistan gained over $58 million from electricity supplies to neighboring countries. The amount of electricity…
Ukraine’s power plants in January-July reduced electricity generation by 2% YoY, to 90 billion kWh. Over the period under review, thermal power plants (TPPs) cut power generation by 2.6%, to 34.7 billion kWh, which accounted for 38.6% of the country’s electricity generation, the State Statistics Service said. Nuclear power plants (NPPs) generated 48.7 billion kWh,…
It is planned to reconstruct an open switchgear, a control center, and an automatic frequency and active power control system as part of the repair and restoration work at Azerbaijan’s Shamkir Hydroelectric Power Station. Starting from autumn 2018, the station took appropriate measures in the hydraulic units, replaced the spare parts at the second hydraulic…