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…
Ukrainian underground gas storage facilities contain about 9.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas at the moment. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in his video address. “Gas reserves are about 9.5 billion cubic meters. Gas imports from Hungary, Slovakia and Poland are underway,” Shmyhal said. Gas production operations are…
Lithuania’s LNG terminal can provide the country with alternatives for Russian gas supply, but its dependence on electricity imports from Russia is “a major problem”, says Lithuanian EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius. The country should speed up its plans to disconnect from the Russia-dominated network and synchronize its grid with those of Western Europe, he said…
German Development Bank (KfW) plans to launch a new financial cooperation program in Georgia in cooperation with the EU and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to increase the country’s energy efficiency, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development reports. According to the ministry, the key areas of German development cooperation…
Due to active hostilities, there occur recurring and new damages to power grids as well as power outages. The enemy is deliberately destroying the infrastructure, cases of theft of equipment, capture of workers of emergency and repair crews have been recorded. However, Ukrainian energy companies, despite the risk to their health and lives, managed to…
Kyiv aims to integrate into the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) as early as this month. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine with reference to the interview of Energy Minister German Galushchenko to Reuters. The official reiterated that Ukraine would no longer power…