Belarus earmarks $49.5 million to pay for green energy in 2016

Belarus’ energy concern Belenergo will spend $49.5 million in 2016 to purchase electric energy produced by power generating facilities, which use renewable energy sources, a Belenergo official reported. Belarus’ green power generating facilities will produce an estimated 281.8 million kWh of electric energy in 2016 Belenergo’s tariff on electricity produced by power generating facilities, which…

Germany: safe gas transit through Ukraine and expansion of cooperation with alternative suppliers in priority

Maintaining safe gas transit through Ukraine, expansion of cooperation with gas suppliers that are alternative to Russia are priorities for Germany, Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office Michael Rothousand has stated. “Russia will continue to play an important role as a gas supplier. It is expected that Germany in the…