The United States Agency for International Development and Georgian Renewable Power Company have teamed up to develop a solar power project at the Qartli wind farm to increase Georgia’s clean energy production capacity during periods of low wind speed in the central municipality of Gori. The project aims to bring additional five megawatts of solar…
Work being done to synchronize the Baltic States’ electricity grids with those of the rest of the European Union means that the number of electricity connections between Estonia and Latvia will be cut from three to two, through to year-end 2025. Implicit in the synchronization with “continental” Europe is the need to de-couple from the…
Germany has provided EUR 56 million to Ukraine for the repair of its energy infrastructure. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this in a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, federal government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit reported. On November 29, Chancellor Scholz called President Zelensky to exchange views on the political, military and humanitarian situation in…
Despite the constant shelling of the energy system, it remains integral. All regions of Ukraine are connected, except for Kherson region, where the area is densely mined and the damage is very significant, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stated in his opening statement during a Government session on November 29. According to him, currently, electricity production…
Siauliai municipality in northern Lithuania took a slew of measures to cut energy bills, but stopped the experiment after a month. In October, the Siauliai municipal administration set out to make significant savings. Air conditioner remotes were taken away from employees to prevent them from hiking up the heat. The number of kettles in the…
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development (MIDR) announced that on November 29-30, due to possible massive Russian missile attacks on Ukraine, there was a risk of blackout in the country. In case of such a situation, all state services are ready to intervene and restore electricity supply in limited terms. “Let’s be cautious and…
Polish companies have provided more than 700 tons of equipment and materials to help Ukraine restore its energy infrastructure, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine has said in a statement following a meeting of the Ukrainian-Polish working group on energy. “With the logistical support of Poland’s Government Agency for Strategic Reserves (RARS) and the assistance…