Lithuania’s Energy Minister has ordered Orlen Lietuva, the Baltic States’ only oil refining and import company controlled by Poland’s Orlen, to reduce its oil reserves by 80,000 tons and immediately supply that amount to the market. The Energy Ministry said on March 17 the decision was taken in response to disruptions in the global oil…
Deputy Ministers of Energy of Ukraine Anatoliy Kutsevol and Valentina Moskalenko held a meeting with representatives of the Federal Ministries of Germany, during which the parties discussed further support for the Ukrainian energy sector, preparations for the next heating season, and priority areas of cooperation. Representatives of the Ministry of Energy informed their German partners…
Some petrol stations in Slovakia have begun limiting fuel purchases after a surge in demand, with drivers increasingly filling containers and stockpiling supplies amid rising prices. The network Dalioil, which operates 45 filling stations across the country, says it has recorded a sharp increase in demand in recent days, particularly for diesel, according to broadcaster…
This year, Vinnytsia plans to install four more cogeneration units with a total capacity of 10 MW. This was reported by Andrii Ocheretnyi, deputy mayor of Vinnytsia. He noted that after the full-scale Russian invasion, the Vinnytsiamiskteploenergo municipal enterprise received cogeneration units on a grant basis, in particular from USAID, which provided electricity to city…
First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal held a meeting with the Swedish Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Oberg, during which they discussed the current state of cooperation in the energy sector and further directions for its expansion. Denys Shmyhal expressed gratitude to the Government of Sweden for adopting an additional…
In Bulgaria, the overwhelming majority of complaints about high electricity bills are coming from households that rely on electricity for heating, particularly through air conditioners, the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) reports. Plamen Mladenovski, chairman of the regulator, addressed a parliamentary hearing requested by the “Revival” group, explaining that almost 98% of the grievances…
Russia is conducting disinformation campaigns around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in order to hide its crimes or shift responsibility for them onto Ukraine, manipulating the IAEA mission and seeking to “normalize” the seizure of the Ukrainian plant. The Center for Strategic Communications SPRAVDI stated this in an article, marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s…