Lithuanian long-haul truck drivers have taken to refueling in Estonia, due to diesel excise duties being significantly lower in the northernmost Baltic state at present. Whereas Estonian drivers once tried to refuel across the southern border whenever possible, where fuel was cheaper, the situation is now the reverse. “Diesel excise duty in Estonia is the…
Slovakia’s new energy aid law, rushed through parliament on October 1, is facing criticism over the government’s plan to fund it. Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) announced that the EUR 435-million scheme would be financed with European Union funds, rather than from Slovakia’s state budget. Economy Minister Denisa Sakova (Hlas) backed the claim, saying Brussels…
On October 7 morning and evening, the electricity price on the Nord Pool power exchange in Estonia will spike to EUR 800 per megawatt-hour and in Latvia and Lithuania to over EUR 1,100. The average electricity price in Estonia will rise to EUR 181 per megawatt-hour – nearly twice as high as on October 6.…
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.…