Uzbekistan: nuclear power plant to be built

Uzbekistan intends to start construction of its nuclear power plant. Uzbekistan and Rosatom, Russia’s state corporation, reached an agreement to build a two-reactor nuclear power plant (NPP). It is expected to put it into commission in full by 2028. NPP construction will let the country save 3.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year.…

Ukraine: gas reserves up

Natural gas reserves in Ukrainian underground storage facilities (USFs) have increased by 55.4%, or by 4.12 billion cubic meters since the gas injection season started on April 9, to 11.554 billion cubic meters. Some 366.55 million cubic meters of gas was injected into the USFs on July 1-7, according to the state-run gas transport system…

Ukraine: GIZ to launch new project to support Energy Efficiency Fund

The German federal company Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) mbH launches a new project to support the Energy Efficiency Fund of Ukraine, Vice Prime Minister-Minister for Regional Development, Construction and Housing Hennadiy Zubko wrote on his Facebook page. “We continue to unite international partners around the energy efficiency reform and the launch of the…

Ukraine: number of electric cars growing

Over 7,000 electric vehicles have been registered in Ukraine and their number grows annually, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources posted on Twitter. “The number of registered electric vehicles in Ukraine grows every year. In general, there are 7,439 electric vehicles in the country,” reads the report. The Ministry of Ecology reminded that the…

Baltic States: average electricity price down

The average weekly electricity price in Latvia has declined by nearly 14%, to 42.27 EUR/MWh in Estonia and 45.72 EUR/MWh in Lithuania. The price decline in Latvia was 13%, to 45.72 EUR/MWh, according to information from Latvenergo. A considerable consumption volume decline was noted in Nord Pool region last week. Electricity volume declined to 6,036…