The role of Armenia as an energy corridor between Iran and Georgia will grow, tripling the potential of exporting electricity, minister of energy infrastructures and natural resources Ashot Manukyan said. According to the minister, three solar stations have been put to operation in Armenia in 2017, and a total of 128 solar photovoltaic stations have…
Belarus hopes to supply electricity to the common electricity market of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), Belarus’ Energy Minister Vladimir Potupchik declared. “We hope to export electricity to the common electricity market of the Eurasian Economic Union after the common gas market is established and equal rights for all the countries are created. Our electricity…
The first power-generating unit of the Belarusian nuclear power plant will be commissioned by the end of 2019. Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Semashko made the statement during the joint session of the two chambers of the Belarusian parliament on December 20. Vladimir Semashko said: “I can state that we should commission the first…
By the end of the year, the construction of an underwater gas pipeline from the village of Ocheretyne in Donetsk region to Avdiivka should be completed, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utility Services Hennadiy Zubko said during a working visit to Donetsk region, the press service of the…
Wind farms belonging to Enefit Green, the renewable energy arm of the Estonian state-owned energy group Eesti Energia, produced more electric energy in the first 11 months of 2017 than in all of 2016. Output from the four wind farms owned by Enefit Green totaled 190 gigawatt-hours, exceeding its 2016 total of 185.5 gigawatt-hours. 190…
Turkmenistan is globally recognized as a major producer of energy resources, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said in an address on occasion of the professional holiday of workers of the oil and gas industry and geology. Turkmenistan’s recognition as a major producer of energy resources is clearly demonstrated by major projects implemented in the oil and gas…
Electric energy consumption in Belarus is projected to increase by 3 billion kilowatt-hours by 2020, Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister Vadim Zakrevsky announced. “Under the optimistic scenario, electricity consumption will reach some 40 billion kWh by 2020, growing by 3 billion kWh from 2017. This increase includes 2 billion kWh to be used by the real…