Ukraine: government approves project to build unit 4 of Dnistrovska hydroelectric pumped storage power plant

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a project on construction of the second stage of Dnistrovska hydroelectric pumped storage power plant, consisting of unit 4. As reported, the hydroelectric generation development program until 2026 approved by government resolution No. 552-r dated July 13, 2016 envisages the start of construction of unit 4 in 2017 and…

Tajikistan: residents of villages in upper Vanj valley start receiving electricity

Residents of villages in the upper Vanj valley of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) have begun receiving electricity. Abdullo Amonbekov, a spokesman for Pamir Energy Company, says the small hydroelectric power plant “Tekharv” with capacity of 400 kW, located in the Vanj district, has begun generating electricity after major repairs. “This has allowed us…

Ukraine: gas import price up in February 2017

Ukrainian enterprises in February imported gas at an average price of UAH 6,681.88, or $246.88 per 1,000 cubic meters, the Ukrainian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade reported on its website. In January the price of imported gas was $229.51 (UAH 6,032.85). The price of imported gas in January 2016 was $231.41 (UAH 5,542.82), $200.39…