Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko announced that the Government had simplified the procedures for installing solar power stations on buildings. “The installation of solar power stations on roofs and facades is now carried out on the basis of a technical survey report on the building. There is no need for additional permitting or registration…
For security reasons, technological processes at a critical infrastructure facility attacked by Russian forces in the morning of January 27 were halted. This was announced on Facebook by Serhii Koretskyi, CEO of Naftogaz Ukrainy. “In the morning of January 27, Russians attacked a critical infrastructure facility of the Naftogaz Group in the western region. As…
Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel said that Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure were leaving millions of civilians without electricity and heat and posing serious risks to nuclear safety. He wrote about this on social media X after discussing the situation with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi. “Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure…
Several Ukrainian electrical substations that were critical to ensuring nuclear safety were damaged in Russian strikes on January 20, and the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant had completely lost external power supply. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said this in a post on X. The IAEA “is actively following developments in order to assess impact…
Second-level protection, built at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure facilities, has proven its effectiveness and allows for the preservation of critically important transformer equipment in the event of massive attacks. Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal said this at a parliament meeting on January 16. According to him, nine different types and…
Slovakia has a real chance to rank among the leaders in the deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs). The country has suitable sites, expertise and infrastructure to do so. This has been confirmed by a comprehensive feasibility study presented by the dominant electricity generator, Slovenske Elektrarne (SE). “Small modular reactors represent a strategic opportunity for…
The Polish government has revealed that the country experienced a major attempt to disrupt its power grid at the end of December 2025, and came “very close to a blackout”. However, it successfully repelled the cyberattack. The digital affairs minister says that “everything points to Russian sabotage” being behind the incident. “In the final days…