Ukraine: energy consumption to drop

Ukraine should reduce energy consumption by 5% every year, European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Johannes Hahn said. “Energy efficiency is one of the key goals of our joint initiatives”, he said. “Our goal is to improve energy efficiency by 5% every year”, Hahn said. He said that Ukraine should focus on energy efficiency…

Ukraine: 7.7 million tons of coal imported in H1 2016

In January-June Ukraine imported coal and anthracite (foreign activity code 2701) valued at $678.2 million, in particular $102.09 million in June. According to the State Fiscal Service, the Russian Federation delivered coal worth $446.26 million, the United States – $95.93 million, Australia – $43.28 million, other countries – $92.72 million. The total volume of coal…

Ukraine: Naftogaz unbundling plan adopted

On July 1, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (the CMU) approved of a comprehensive plan for restructuring of national joint stock company “Naftogaz of Ukraine” in line with the new law “On the natural gas market” adopted by the Parliament on April 9, 2015. Naftogaz’s unbundling has been a key aspect of the Ukrainian…