Lithuania’s state-owned gas supply company Ignitis says it will stop buying Gazprom’s gas and will make no payments to the Russian government-owned group after president Pootin said Russia would only accept payments in rubles for gas deliveries to EU countries. “We are not planning any payments to Gazprom, so it is not relevant for us,”…
The government has approved a draft, which regulates the stocking of natural gas for winter in reservoirs from neighbour countries. At a conference, Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Andrei Spinu said that this warehouse might be placed in Romania. Under the Cabinet’s decision, Moldova will start stocking, for the first time ever, natural gas in…
Industrial production of wind power plants in Georgia is set to begin following the signing of a memorandum between the country Economy Ministry, the State Military Scientific Centre Delta and Georgian Wind Energy Association on March 23. Production of wind energy power plants, creation of new jobs, integration of wind power into the energy infrastructure…
Ukraine has sufficient reserves of energy resources to ensure the sustainable operation of the energy system. This was emphasized by the Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko. “Synchronization with European networks has given us additional stability of the energy system in terms of technical flows. And we have the opportunity to attract electricity from…
The Board of Directors of the National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE) has examined and approved new tariffs for electricity. The new prices will take effect on April 1. The following regulated electricity supply prices were approved by the Premier Energy company, differentiated according to the delimitation points or the places of consumption of the…
Electricity and gas system operator Elering is replacing the second and last overhead power line connecting Saaremaa and Muhu via Vainatamm Dam with a second undersea power cable, which will increase the islands’ security of supply as well as eliminate the danger posed to birds by the overhead line. Construction of the new undersea cable,…
A combination of sunnier weekdays and solar power plants in Estonia have together contributed to higher electricity generation and lower overall daily electricity prices, following record levels set over the autumn and winter. While solar power in Estonia might seem counter-intuitive to some, the lengthening days herald periods of daylight in spring and summer, which…