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Ukraine’s energy transmission operator said structures to help protect against Russian drone strikes have been completed at numerous substations with foreign financial aid.
Aug. 19
Energy
A renewed heat wave expected next week would likely overload Ukraine’s energy system and lead to the resumption of rolling blackouts, officials and energy operators said.
Aug. 16
War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s central bank has switched from an anti-shock policy to stabilization and wants to return to inflation-targeting – which role best meet the future need for new budget revenues?
Aug. 14
Energy
Oleksandr Heilo, who has previously shared pro-Russian publications on social media, allegedly demanded a bribe in exchange for allowing the evacuation of frontline equipment in Donbas.
Aug. 12
War in Ukraine
The Verkhovna Rada will soon consider a draft law on the completion of the construction of two power units at the Khmelnytskyi NPP.
Aug. 9
War in Ukraine
Vitaliy Asinenko has been tasked with repairing the damage caused by Moscow’s routine strikes near Pokrovsk, an eastern city less than 15 kilometres from advancing Russian troops.
Aug. 6
Putin
Just like his decree that Russia should build 1,000 aircraft by 2030, his May 7 ruling that life expectancy should increase by five years in the same period is already failing.
Jul. 25
Zelensky
Officials updated the availability from the four hours required previously, likely after President Volodymyr Zelensky requested an audit into operators’ readiness during blackouts.
Jul. 18
Energy
Scheduled power outages and demands for extra payments compound the inability of experts to repair an electrical fault in Ukraine’s tallest building.
Jul. 18
Energy
Another oil depot in Russia apparently set ablaze following what the Rostov governor says was a Ukrainian drone attack.
Jul. 13
Europe
Ukraine, in recent weeks, has resorted to consumption restrictions and rolling blackouts after Russian forces stepped up attacks on the country's power stations and transmission lines.
Jul. 11
Energy
In short, very bad. Ukraine has lost more than half its pre-war energy capacity, and with questions over the feasibility of protecting Ukraine’s power plants, alternative solutions are vital.
Jul. 6
Energy
A wave of Ukrainian kamikaze drones struck and set afire another oil refinery in western Russia on Friday, but local officials said there was no damage, and the blaze was “a grass fire.”
Jul. 5
War in Ukraine
The CEO of Ukraine’s energy transmission operator said the government is weighing up the move due to ongoing humanitarian work and active hostilities in frontline areas.
Jun. 28
Europe
At a Ukraine Business News (UBN) Network discussion panel, energy executives provided an assessment of Ukraine’s current energy situation and identified the challenges to rebuilding the system.
Jun. 26
The EU exemption granted to Czechia allows Polish oil company Orlen to make $1.3 billion profit from Russian fuel and pay billions to Putin’s war chest.
Oct. 16