Section: Energy

      Germany convenes a meeting of G7 ministers due to shelling of Ukraine’s energy system
      Nov24

      Germany convenes a meeting of G7 ministers due to shelling of Ukraine’s energy system

      The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Annalena Baerbock noted on Twitter on November 24, 2022, that Germany planned to initiate a meeting of foreign ministers of G7 next week. They will discuss the further support of the energy system of Ukraine following the Russian rocket attack. Source: The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Annalena...

      War for the Arctic or energy sabotage: why Russian spies have become more active in Norway
      Nov24

      War for the Arctic or energy sabotage: why Russian spies have become more active in Norway

      Scandinavia was covered by a wave of reports about Russian espionage even before the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022. The collective “Lubyanka” [a metonym that is often used in informal journalistic and colloquial speech to collectively refer to the state security bodies of the USSR and the Russian Federation, in...

      European Parliament launched the large-scale “Generators of Hope” program for Ukraine
      Nov24

      European Parliament launched the large-scale “Generators of Hope” program for Ukraine

      The European Parliament President Roberta Metsola noted on November 23, 2022, that the European Parliament together with the Eurocities network, which includes more than 200 European cities, launched a mass campaign “Generators of Hope” to donate power generators and transformers to Ukraine. Source: The European Parliament President...

      All nuclear plants and the majority of TPPs were de-energized in Ukraine due to Russian attack
      Nov24

      All nuclear plants and the majority of TPPs were de-energized in Ukraine due to Russian attack

      The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine noted that Russia once again carried out a massive shelling of the Ukrainian energy infrastructure on November 23, 2022. The Russian missile attack led to the temporary blackout of all nuclear power plants, most thermal and hydroelectric power plants in Ukraine. Source: The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine...

      EBRD allocated €372M to repair the energy infrastructure of Ukraine
      Nov23

      EBRD allocated €372M to repair the energy infrastructure of Ukraine

      The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) approved a financing package in the amount of EUR 372 million to support “Ukrenergo” (an electricity transmission system operator in Ukraine) on November 23, 2022. Source: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) “The European Bank for Reconstruction...

      Russia attacked energy facilities: dozens of Ukrainian cities are without electricity
      Nov23

      Russia attacked energy facilities: dozens of Ukrainian cities are without electricity

      The Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko noted that explosions as a result of a Russian missile attack were recorded in various regions of Ukraine on November 23, 2022. In particular, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, Kharkiv, Kryvyi Rih, Sumy, Rivne, Poltava, Odesa, Ternopil, Chernivtsi, as well as several regions of...

      Almost half of Ukraine’s energy system is out of order as a result of Russian missile strikes
      Nov18

      Almost half of Ukraine’s energy system is out of order as a result of Russian missile strikes

      The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said on November 18, 2022, that almost half of Ukraine’s energy system has been disabled as a result of Russian missile attacks on critical infrastructure Source: The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal “Unfortunately, Russia continues its missile attacks on the civilian critical...

      Russia carried out 126 attacks on Ukraine’s energy system since the start of full-scale war
      Nov17

      Russia carried out 126 attacks on Ukraine’s energy system since the start of full-scale war

      The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine noted on November 16, 2022, that the Russian Federation has carried out 126 missile attacks on the energy system of Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Source: The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine “A total of 126 attacks on Ukraine’s power system have been...

      Britain announced the allocation of $5.8M for the restoration of Ukraine’s energy system
      Nov14

      Britain announced the allocation of $5.8M for the restoration of Ukraine’s energy system

      The head of the British Foreign Ministry, James Cleverly, announced on November 14, 2022, the first tranche of British funding for the Ukraine Energy Support Fund. Source: The UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, the government of Great Britain “The Foreign Secretary is due to sign the agreement today with Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman...

      Ukraine will build a small modular nuclear reactor together with the USA
      Nov13

      Ukraine will build a small modular nuclear reactor together with the USA

      As part of the UN Climate Change Conference (CO27), the US President’s Special Envoy on Climate, John Kerry, and the Minister of Energy of Ukraine, German Galushchenko, announced the launch of a pilot project for the construction of a small modular nuclear reactor (SRM) in Ukraine on November 12, 2022. Source: US Department of State...