Transmission system operator Elering expects the submarine power cable to run between the Western Estonian island of Muhu and the mainland to be completed by 2020. In a letter sent to Saaremaa Municipality, Elering emphasized that while the company understood locals’ concerns regarding the high voltage power lines running along the dam connecting Saaremaa and…
Ukrenergo in January reduced transmission of electricity through trunk power grids by 5.6% (by 611.408 million kWh) YoY, to 10.307 billion kWh. According to a report on the company’s website, the cost of electricity transmission services for January fell by 23.7% (UAH 115.129 million), to UAH 370.833 million. Ukrenergo in January reduced capital investments by…
The current electricity rates enable the broader adoption of electric transport in Belarus, Belarusian Energy Minister Vladimir Potupchik reported. According to the source, the current electricity rates are much more economical than filling the car’s tank with gasoline or diesel fuel. The rates are an incentive to use electric cars. The upkeep of electric cars…
Estonian distribution network operator Elektrilevi has entered into framework agreements with suppliers in six regions. The volume of the contracts reaches some EUR 40 million to be spent on extending, maintaining, and repairing Estonia’s electricity distribution network. The framework agreements are the most far-reaching yet, covering a large number of jobs and suppliers and outlining…
Ukrainian energy and coal industry minister’s advisor Maksym Beliavsky says because of the cold snap on February 24-25, Ukraine has increased gas withdrawal from its underground storage facilities (USFs) to 101 million cubic meters per day, the maximum level for the entire 2017-2018 heating season. “Ukraine, because of the temperature drop, has increased the pumping…
The Slovak company Nafta intends to take part in the development of Yuzivska deposit (Kharkiv and Donetsk regions), the press service of the Association of Gas Producers of Ukraine has said, with reference to the head of the Nafta exploration and production department, Jozef Levoca. “The representatives of Nafta at a meeting with the association…
Kyrgyzstan will export other 550 million kilowatt-hours of electricity to Uzbekistan until the end of March. This was announced at the board meeting of the State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use of the Kyrgyz Republic on February 21. According to the agency, 1,143 million kilowatt-hours of electricity were exported to Uzbekistan at 2…