Ignitis Renewables, a subsidiary of Lithuania’s state-owned energy group Ignitis Group, has suspended two renewable energy projects in Latvia following decisions by the Latvian government. According to the report, the projects – located in the Kraslava municipality near the Belarusian border and in Ludza, which bordered Russia – were halted after Latvia’s Defence Ministry drew…
Slovakia is on the verge of becoming a net exporter of electricity, yet its businesses continue to pay among the highest prices in Europe. The launch of a third reactor at the Mochovce nuclear power plant has made the country almost self-sufficient, with a fourth unit due online next year. Last year, nearly 61% of…
The possibilities for, and speed of, wind farm development vary across the Baltic States, though the need for additional electricity production is a common one. Estonian company Utilitas owns the new Targale wind farm, as well as the older and smaller Grobina wind farm in Latvia. The Estonian company has numerous other developments underway in…
Russian forces continue large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing a difficult situation in several regions, including Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in his nightly video address. “Of course, today, from early morning, numerous reports were delivered regarding recovery efforts in regions after Russian attacks on our energy infrastructure. The…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to discuss joint projects. Zelensky said this in a post on Facebook seen by Ukrinform. “During my meeting with Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy Chris Wright, we discussed in detail energy capacities and potential projects for partnership in the energy…
Ukraine’s national power grid operator Ukrenergo currently has no plans to introduce scheduled hourly power outages for households. The company’s CEO, Vitalii Zaichenko, said that the ongoing emergency power cuts were the result of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy system and insufficient electricity imports from Europe due to high market prices there. “At the moment,…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has set new gas prices for electricity generation, effective through March 31, 2026. The changes are outlined in government resolution No. 1306 dated October 10. Under the new pricing structure, combined heat and power plants (CHPPs) operating in a cogeneration cycle will pay UAH 21,000 per 1,000 cubic meters…