Ukraine: export of electricity to Slovakia begins

On the morning of April 17, Ukraine’s energy system was operating with a surplus capacity. Starting from that day, Ukraine was exporting electricity to Slovakia in addition to Poland and Moldova. The relevant statement was made by Ukrenergo National Power Company on Telegram. “As of April 17, electricity production volumes are enough to meet the…

Moldova: gas consumption down in March 2023

This March, 64.7 million cubic meters of natural gas were consumed, down by 56.7% YoY. At the same time, compared to February, this indicator decreased by about 31.1%. The figures were presented by Moldovagaz. In March, compensations totaling 440.8 million lei (22 million euros) were calculated for over 578 thousand household consumers, depending on the…

Ukraine: nuclear fuel to be purchased from Canada

Energoatom agreed with Canada’s Cameco on the purchase of nuclear fuel to be used at the Ukrainian nuclear power plants. This was announced by the Office of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. During Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal’s visit to Canada, the Saskatoon-based Cameco and the Ukrainian state-owned Energoatom concluded a major supply agreement under which…

Ukraine: more electricity to be exported to Europe

Ukraine this year plans to export more electricity to Europe than in 2022, Energy Minister German Galushchenko has said. “We have resumed electricity exports. In fact, this is our response to Russian barbaric attacks. It is proof that the terrorist state has not succeeded in destroying our energy system,” Galushchenko said. According to him, Ukraine…

Moldova: Energy Community confirms support

The Energy Community will continue to support the Republic of Moldova. The statement was made at a meeting between Minister of Environment Iordanca-Rodica Iordanov and Dirk Buschle, Deputy Director of the Energy Community Secretariat. “The Republic of Moldova relies a lot on the support of the Energy Community to be able to face the challenges…