Tajikistan called upon the participants of CASA-1000 to speed up the project’s practical implementation. The United Arab Emirates hosted a meeting of the Intergovernmental Council of the CASA-1000 project with the participation of the energy ministers of Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Tajikistan. The representatives of the World Bank, the European Bank for Development and Reconstruction,…
Ukraine’s thermal power plants (TPP) and combined heat and power plants (CHPP) in January-August received 2.187 million tons of imported coal. The Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry reported that in the eight months through August power plants received 1.774 million tons of coal from the Russian Federation (81.11% of total imported coal shipped), 294,100…
Ukraine reduced imports of natural gas from Slovakia in early October compared to the average daily volumes in the end of the previous month, according to Slovakia’s gas operator Eustream. In particular, as of October 1, the import of natural gas from Slovakia, which accounts for about 80% of Ukraine’s hydrocarbon imports from the EU,…
In January-September Ukraine stepped up gas production by 2.6%. At the same time, the consumption decreased by 0.5%. “The production of gas at Ukrainian gas companies increased by 2.6% and amounted to 15.5 billion cubic meters over nine months of the current year,” reads the statement of the press service of PJSC Ukrtransgaz. As noted,…
Turkmenistan, a hydrocarbon-rich Central Asian country, is still hopeful to see its gas reach the European markets, while Brussels counties talks in this regard. The EU is negotiating with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan over a Trans Caspian Pipeline System, said Anca Paduraru, EU Spokesperson for Energy Union projects. “Negotiations are on-going,” Paduraru said, when answering on…
Natural gas reserves in Ukrainian underground storage facilities (USFs) on September 23-30 rose by 2.2%, or by 347 million cubic meters, from 16.048 billion cubic meters to 16.395 billion cubic meters, according to the state-run gas transport system operator Ukrtransgaz. The daily volume of gas injection into the USFs as of September 30 was estimated…
Latvenergo’s energy trading company in Estonia – Elektrum Eesti – has commenced selling natural gas to business clients, as confirmed by the company. Elektrum Eesti is the second largest electrical energy trader in Estonia. Now it will also start selling natural gas in addition to electricity, expanding the company’s services. The company will offer gas…