The massive russian missile attack, which was carried out on January 14, had destructive consequences for the Ukrainian energy sector. This was stated by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a Government session on January 17. “Generation facilities were damaged: 1 unit of a thermal power plant in the East and 8 units of thermal power…
Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko welcomed the start of IAEA missions at all Ukrainian NPPs. Together with the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Acting Head of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine Oleh Korikov and President of NNEGC Energoatom Petro Kotin, the Head of the Ministry of Energy visited the South Ukraine…
During a massive missile attack on Ukraine on January 14, the Russian invaders hit the turbine section of a thermal power plant (TPP) run by DTEK Group. “The aftermath of the attack on one of the DTEK’s TPPs. The invaders hit the turbine section of the TPP’s power unit. One of the power units was…
An exploded gas pipeline in Lithuania’s northern district of Pasvalys was repaired on January 15 night and would be back into operation after additional safety checks, Nemunas Biknius, CEO of Amber Grid, the operator of Lithuania’s gas pipelines, reported. “If we find that any additional work needs to be done, we will carry it out,”…
Georgia’s energy sector is in “an active phase” of development and the country’s goal is to “effectively” use the “huge” unused potential of renewable energy through hydro, wind, solar and other energy-sufficient directions, Romeo Mikautadze, Georgia’s Deputy Economy Minister said on January 15 at the 13th session of the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy…
Two international consortia have contracted to develop technologies for dismantling the reactors of Lithuania’s Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) for around 11 million euros, not including VAT, in total. The plant was shut down more than a decade ago and was now being decommissioned. On January 11, the INPP signed two contracts for design services…
Ukrainian wind farms have already suffered more than EUR 50 million worth of losses due to the Russian invaders causing damage and destruction to them and stealing equipment. Additionally, over EUR 500 million was lost due to forced downtime. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Deputy Energy Minister for European Integration Yaroslav Demchenkov in…