Russia’s recent drone attack on energy infrastructure in the Odesa region has not only left millions of Ukrainians without electricity but also destroyed important power equipment. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko at a meeting of the G7+ Energy Coordination Group. The Energy Coordination Group includes the representatives of the…
All Ukrainian thermal and hydroelectric power plants have been damaged as a result of eight waves of Russian missile attacks on Ukraine. In addition, 40% of the high-voltage network facilities are damaged to varying degrees. “Ukraine’s energy system sees a significant power deficit. After eight waves of missile attacks on the country, all thermal and…
As of the evening of December 11, Ukrainian emergency teams have restored most of the generating capacities in the country’s power system, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, Chairman of the Board of NEC Ukrenergo, has said. “As of now, Ukrainian energy engineers have been able to restore most of the generating capacities after this week’s missile attacks,” Kudrytskyi…
Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko met with the leadership of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The meeting was attended by Director General of the JICA Middle East and Europe Department Hideki Matsunaga, Director of the JICA Office in Ukraine Osamu Hattori, other representatives of the Agency, as well as representatives of the…
Works on eliminating the consequences of Russian missile attacks are underway in Kyiv region. NEC Ukrenergo power grid operator has introduced additional emergency shutdowns. Therefore, schedules of hourly power outages are currently not in effect in the region. Oleksiy Kuleba, head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram. According to him, power…
The United States Agency for International Development and Georgian Renewable Power Company have teamed up to develop a solar power project at the Qartli wind farm to increase Georgia’s clean energy production capacity during periods of low wind speed in the central municipality of Gori. The project aims to bring additional five megawatts of solar…
Work being done to synchronize the Baltic States’ electricity grids with those of the rest of the European Union means that the number of electricity connections between Estonia and Latvia will be cut from three to two, through to year-end 2025. Implicit in the synchronization with “continental” Europe is the need to de-couple from the…