The Latvian government and Competition Council have approved Eesti Gaas’ acquisition of Gaso, a subsidiary of Latvijas Gaze, the Latvian natural gas distribution network. Infortar, the proprietor of Eesti Gaas, has been waiting for this permission before making preparations to go public. Eesti Gaas agreed to buy Latvijas Gaze’s subsidiary Gaso in mid-April, with the…
Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko met with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia Miroslav Wlachovsky and Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London. The key topic of the meetings was assistance to the Ukrainian energy sector from foreign partners. German Galushchenko thanked the friendly countries for their support, in…
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) have signed a memorandum on the Energy Partnership between the two countries. The document was signed by German Galushchenko, Minister of Energy of Ukraine, and Leo Docherty, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Europe at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development…
As of the morning of June 19, the average water level in the Kherson region was 80 cm. Five settlements on the right bank of the region are still flooded as a result of Russian terror attack on Kakhovka HPP. “Active work is underway to pump out water, dispose of debris and clear mines. The…
Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko took part online in the 8th annual Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference, organised by the Atlantic Council. In his speech, the Minister of Energy stressed that Ukraine was fighting not only for its independence and freedom: “We are fighting for the freedom and values of European…
Lithuania’s decision to speed up synchronization of the country’s electricity grid with continental Europe is a breach of the agreement signed with Estonia and Latvia, Taavi Veskimagi, head of the Estonian transmission operator Elering, has said. All three Baltic States are scheduled to synchronize from the BRELL grid, which connects Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Lithuania and…
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi has said that the organization’s observers will be monitoring the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant’s cooling pond very closely. He said this in a video message published on Twitter after his visit to the plant. “With the water that is here (in the cooling pond), the plant can be safe for…