Kyrgyzstan: oil refineries lack raw materials

Oil refineries in Kyrgyzstan have great difficulties with supplies of raw materials in required quantities, the State Committee of Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use reported. It is noted that the main strategic suppliers of the refineries are the companies from Russia and Kazakhstan. Oil supplies from Russia are unprofitable because the cost of raw materials…

Ukraine: electricity consumption up in January 2017

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…