On November 17, Russia launched a massive barrage of missiles and drones targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, inflicting serious damage on equipment at thermal power plants, DTEK Group, the operator of thermal power generation, reported. According to tentative reports, the attack brought no casualties at the affected facilities. “After the strikes were over, emergency response teams…
Due to the threat of a missile strike, emergency power outages have been introduced in Kyiv, the Kyiv City Military Administration reports on Telegram. “In connection with the threat of a missile strike, schedules of emergency power outages have been introduced in Kyiv. This is a preventive measure,” the report says. Later, DTEK Group clarified…
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal inspected the operation of energy facilities during a working visit to Odesa region. The Head of Government was briefed on the arrangement of the third level of engineering protection at one of the facilities and the financing needs. The timing of the project was agreed with the government team…
Last month Ukraine’s electricity imports reduced by 58%, to 181.8 thousand megawatt-hours, compared to September. Meanwhile, the export of electricity increased 88-fold, to 60.7 thousand megawatt-hours. The relevant statement was made by Ukraine’s think tank DiXi Group on Facebook, referring to the data from the Energy Map portal. “Although electricity imports dropped by 58% last…
Russian energy company Lukoil has announced plans to sell its largest asset in the Balkans, the refinery in Burgas, to a Qatari-British consortium until the end of the year, marking a significant shift in Moscow’s influence over energy supplies in Southeastern Europe, as reported by the Financial Times. The sale has been approved by the…
On November 5, Westinghouse Electric Company, Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. and “Kozloduy NPP – New Powers” EAD signed a contract in Sofia to initiate engineering services for two nuclear reactors using Westinghouse’s AP1000(r) technology. The event was attended by Bulgarian Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov, U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Merten and executives…
Capital investments in the production, processing and supply of energy resources in Ukraine increased 2.2-fold YoY in 2023, to UAH 109.3 billion, a study conducted by the DiXi Group analytical center showed. “Capital investments in the production, processing and supply of energy resources in 2023 amounted to UAH 109.3 billion, 2.2 times more than in…