Ukraine: Energoatom denies Khmelnytsky NPP accident

MP Andriy Artemenko (Radical Party) said that on July 16, a serious accident with leakage of nuclear fuel was recorded at Khmelnytsky nuclear power plant (NPP), while the press service of the National Nuclear Generating Company Energoatom denied the information. “I learnt from reliable sources that the government was hiding the seriousness of the accident…

Ukraine: Odessa-Brody pipeline oil transit tariffs cut

Ukraine’s Ministry of Infrastructure has approved a 75%-discount for the oil transiting tankers that enter the Yuzhne port, and for the Odessa-Brody oil pipeline. The decision creates favorable terms for oil transiting using the Odessa-Brody pipeline. “The Tariffs Committee of Ukraine’s Infrastructure Ministry granted Ukrtransnafta’s appeal to set the economically favorable tariffs for port duties…

Turkmenistan: fuel and energy complex reformed

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made a decision to abolish the country’s Oil and Gas Ministry to further improve the management of the oil and gas sector, the industry and regulate the flow of funds, the Turkmen government said. A department of the Cabinet of Ministers, which is subordinate to Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister Yagshygeldy Kakayev,…

Kyrgyzstan: Toktogul water reservoirs up

Toktogul water reservoir has currently accumulated 15 billion cubic meters of water, which is 4 billion more than in 2015. This was announced today at a meeting of the Republican head office on preparation for the heating season. At least 133.163 million kW-h of electricity have been imported from Kazakhstan in 2016 for uninterrupted power…