A large liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment from the United States, the third this month, arrived in the Lithuanian seaport of Klaipeda on April 24. Klaipedos Nafta, the operator of Klaipeda LNG terminal, said last week the Singaporean-flagged BW Pavilion Aranthera tanker would deliver 138,000 cubic meters of LNG. The tanker came from the LNG…
Ukraine will now be able sell its electricity on the European market, Finance Minister of Ukraine Serhii Marchenko has said in a Facebook post. “Ukraine has recently joined the European grid by becoming a member of ENTSO-E. Thus, the electricity produced in Ukraine can be sold on the European market. I discussed this opportunity with…
The Energy Community Secretariat (EnCS) will focus on assisting Georgia’s renewable energy sector, electricity market and energy efficiency in 2022, Svitlana Karpyshyna, Head of the Eastern Partnership Assistance Unit at the EnCS, has said. According to Karpyshyna, this year the EnCS will monitor the transposition and implementation of EU and Energy Community acquis in Georgia,…
Lithuania’s national security would not be affected if the Baltic States were disconnected from the common electricity system with Belarus and Russia (BRELL), Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys said on April 19. Such a cut-off would not have an impact on Lithuanian consumers because the country would be immediately connected to the Western European grid via…
The value of renewable energy assets located in the combat zone exceeds $5.5 billion. “It is estimated that more than $5.5 billion in assets are now located in the combat zone and almost $4 billion in investments are currently in a precarious position in neighboring regions. We already have significant renewable energy losses,” Deputy Minister…
The Commission for Emergency Situations (CSE) has approved more decisions for ensuring Moldova’s energy security, the government’s communication and protocol department has reported. Thus, the quantities of electric energy necessary for the end consumers and system operators will be purchased from the Energocom stock company in the period of May 1 – June 30. Therefore,…
While gray alder has few uses other than providing heat, harvesting the timber has not been cost-effective. Energy price hikes could be changing this situation now, with gray alder one alternative to Russian gas. Gray alder woods make up 6.6% of Estonian woodlands. State forests hold 5.5 million cubic meters of gray alder and private…