During his working visit to Vienna, Ukraine’s Minister of Energy German Galushchenko held a meeting with Artur Lorkowski, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat. The parties discussed the integration of Ukraine’s and the EU’s energy markets and preparations for the negotiation process regarding Ukraine’s accession to the EU. A separate discussion focused on the new…
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi, after a visit to Kyiv, said “the threat to nuclear safety remains very real and ever-present” in Ukraine. According to Grossi, the presence of IAEA representatives at nuclear facilities in Ukraine remains necessary to help avoid the threat of a severe nuclear accident. He added that…
Bulgaria’s coal-fired power plants will continue operating without restrictions or shutdowns under a new arrangement reached with the European Commission, Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov has announced during an energy conference in Sofia. He clarified that the agreement ensured the plants would not be subject to operational limitations, marking a major revision of the country’s earlier…
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says that Ukraine plans to put into operation about 1 GW of generation in 2025. “We pay great attention to the restoration of energy facilities. We continue repairs. We launch new generation. We help people and businesses install additional capacity. About 1 GW of generation is planned to be put into…
During the past week, fuel prices across the Baltic capitals moved in different directions. In Riga, prices fell noticeably, while Tallinn saw increases, and in Vilnius, only petrol prices changed. At the end of the workweek, Tallinn recorded the highest petrol prices, followed by Riga and Vilnius. On the other hand, Vilnius had the most…
During a meeting of EU energy ministers in Warsaw, Ukraine’s Minister of Energy German Galushchenko held bilateral talks with France’s Minister of Industry and Energy Marc Ferracci. The parties discussed areas of cooperation to enhance Ukraine’s energy resilience and strengthen energy security. The head of Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy expressed gratitude to France for the…
The liberalization of the electricity market for households – meaning that residential consumers would join the free electricity exchange where businesses have traded for years – is being postponed. At least for now. The reform was supposed to take effect on July 1, following an initial 365-day delay approved by Parliament in 2024. In the…