Political parties forming the government have conceptually agreed to initiate construction of a liquefied gas terminal (LNG) in Latvia, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins has said at a press conference after a meeting of coalition parties. The PM said the Ministry of Economics was ordered to work with potential investors to assess who would build the…
Ukraine is a potentially important partner of the European Union in the field of renewable energy. “Renewable energy countries can be our real partners. And in this regard, Ukraine is a potentially important partner in the field of renewable energy. I am convinced that we have a common future,” EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson…
Ukraine received 177 power generators from the United Kingdom to maintain stable energy supply. “Ukraine received the second batch of mobile power generators, provided by the United Kingdom to maintain stable energy supply in our country. The first batch, 21 generators, arrived earlier,” the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine informs. In total, the United Kingdom…
The ruling coalition in Latvia is in agreement that the country should shut down supplies of natural gas from Russia, said Latvian PM Krisjanis Karins after a meeting of coalition parties on April 4. The PM stressed that gas supply-wise Latvia would be independent from Russia, and this would be accomplished by resolving related issues,…
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has urged EU member states to cut Russian gas imports, as the bloc is discussing a new round of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. “I will probably not tire of repeating that we must go further with sanctions and that we must introduce new restrictions,” he told…
The European Union must speed up the process of laying down new Russia sanctions and add the country’s energy sector to the list, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Eva-Maria Liimets said on April 4. Liimets met with her Romanian colleague in Bucharest. “We need to continue putting pressure on Russia to end this war. From…
The Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko has met online with the European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson. The parties discussed issues of ensuring the nuclear security of Ukraine and Europe in the context of the visit of the IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to Ukraine. According to German Galushchenko, direct talks between Ukraine…