Lithuanian Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys has denied reports by a bankruptcy administrator of Inter RAO Lietuva, a Russian electricity supplier, that the country continues to buy energy from Moscow. “I want to state repeatedly that the transmission system operators (TSOs) of the Baltic countries are not buying any services,” he told MPs on November 8.…
Last month, Parliament saved 30.3% on electricity consumption, compared to the same period last year. According to the parliament’s communication and public relations department, this summer the manual mode of connecting and disconnecting the air conditioning system was switched over, so that, in the absence of people in the room, including in the plenary session…
Moldova managed to reduce gas consumption by 57% and electricity by 14.25% YoY in October, the Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development, announced. “I am grateful to all our citizens for participating in this national savings effort. Some say that a small saving that a man can make is insignificant.…
External power has been restored to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) two days after it lost all access to off-site electricity due to Russia’s shelling, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports. On November 4, at around 22:00, the 750 kV power supply to all six units of the ZNPP had been re-established, and…
The construction of the 600 MW back-to-back Vulcanesti station is no longer technically and economically justified, concludes a study by the World Bank, presented at a round table at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development (MIDR). The study evaluates the technical and economic feasibility of the investment in the construction of the back-to-back (BtB)…
Lithuanian and American scientists will carry out research into the transformation of Lithuania’s energy sector, the Lithuanian Energy Ministry has said. The Energy Agency has signed an agreement with the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on cooperation in conducting research in the field of renewable energy development. Under the agreement, Lithuanian and American scientists…
Gas supplies to Poland via the new Baltic Pipe have exceeded 60 million kWH per 24 hours, the Polish gas pipeline operator Gaz-System has announced. The pipeline links Poland to Norwegian gas field via Denmark and is a key component of Polish plans to diversify its energy supplies following the end of Russian imports due…