As of today, there are only 12,000 tons of petroleum products out of 42,000 required for spring fieldwork, the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov said at a cabinet meeting. According to him, readiness for spring work is not at an adequate level. Readiness of agricultural machinery comprises only 70%. This figure reaches 52% in…
Once the Belarusian nuclear power plant (BelNPP) is commissioned, the share of natural gas in the production of heat and electricity in Belarus will go down to 70%, Belarusian Deputy Energy Minister Vadim Zakrevsky said. “The nuclear power plant is expected to come online as a result of the program for the development of the…
Turkish investors intend to build a hydropower plant with the capacity of 4,2 MW in South Kazakhstan. Akim of Tulkubas district of South Kazakhstan region Auyelkhan Turymbekov has met with investors from Turkey to discuss construction of the hydropower plant. There are several rives in the region where the HPP can be built, such as…
Electricity consumption in Ukraine in January, taking into account losses in electricity transmission, grew by 1.8% YoY, or by 263.4 million kilowatt-hours (kWh), to 14.913 billion kWh, the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry has reported. Electricity consumption, not including losses, over the period rose by 6.7% or 738.2 million kWh, to 11.793 billion kWh. Industry…
Oil transit through Ukraine to Europe increased to 1.326 million tons in January, by 13.5% or 157.3 million tons YoY, Ukrtransnafta has reported. Oil shipment to refineries in Ukraine in January totaled 117,400 tons. In other words, transit shipments accounted for 91.9% of all crude oil transportation and refinery supplies accounted for 8.1%. Oil transit…
Ukraine in January exported electricity valued at $21.577 million. According to the State Fiscal Service, electricity delivered to Hungary amounted to $17.061 million last month, to Poland to $4.515 million, and Moldova to $1,000. Thus, in money terms exports of Ukrainian electricity grew by 53.5% YoY. In addition, in January Ukraine imported power worth $267,000…
New solar power plants financed by investors are expected to be built in Kherson, Odessa and Kharkiv regions. “In 2017, a solar power plant with a capacity of 30 megawatts will be built on 60 hectares of Velyka Blahovishchenka Village Council. According to preliminary estimates, the project cost exceeds $10 million,” the press service of…