Energy group Utilitas has connected boiler houses in the border towns of Valga and Valka with a 1.6-kilometer pipeline – the first cross-border district heating link in Europe. The towns of in southern Estonia Valga and Valka in northern Latvia are split in half by the border. Local authorities have been working under the “two…
The government is working to secure Ukraine’s energy system against new threats. Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said this on Facebook. The head of the government stressed that Russian forces continued to deliberately target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. As a result of the overnight attack, parts of Konotop and Shostka districts in Sumy region were left without…
An emergency situation has arisen at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant as a result of a Russian attack on energy infrastructure in Slavutych, Kyiv region, and the plant is now in a blackout. This was reported by the Ministry of Energy on Facebook. “As a result of power surges, the New Safe Confinement, which is…
The government will continue providing energy aid to Slovak households in 2026 to help them cover bills for electricity, natural gas and heating. Unlike in previous years, the aid will now be targeted and provided only to households deemed to be in need, the government claims. Which households will qualify has not yet been determined.…
The situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has become critical due to a prolonged power outage. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this in his nightly video address. “This is already the seventh day – and, by the way, this has never happened before – that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant has been in an…
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov described the contract with the Turkish state energy company Botas as a significant problem for Bulgaria’s energy sector, highlighting its long-term financial impact on Bulgargaz. According to Zhelyazkov, the agreement has already committed Bulgargaz to over 600 million leva (EUR 306 million) that the company is unable to repay. Over the…
To boost Estonia’s competitiveness, an expert panel recommends adjusting electricity taxes for businesses, limiting non-dispatchable renewables and investing in controllable power. The competitiveness expert panel, convened by the Riigikogu Economic Affairs Committee, has produced a report on Estonia’s economic prospects, opportunities and challenges, along with forward-looking policy recommendations. The group analyzed key areas including the…