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Ukraine's energy giant DTEK to invest $468 million in expanding Black Sea wind power plant

Ukraine's largest private energy company, DTEK, announced plans on Jan. 22 to invest 450 million euros ($468 million) in expanding the Tyligulska Wind Power Plant near the Black Sea coast. DTEK, which is owned by Ukraine's richest man Rinat Akhmetov, lost nearly 90% of its generation capacity in 2024 due to Russia's aerial attacks targeting […]

Ukraine

January 22, 2025

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Ukraine's energy grid may suffer from Trump aid freeze, Politico reports

U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign aid pause may hinder Ukraine's ability to rebuild energy facilities damaged by Russian attacks, Politico reported on Jan. 21, citing Ukrainian officials. Trump issued an executive order imposing a 90-day freeze on all U.S. foreign development assistance on Jan. 20, his first day in office. The order appears to target […]

Ukraine

January 21, 2025

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Ukraine ready to help Slovakia achieve energy stability, Zelensky says

Ukraine is ready for dialogue on energy security with Slovakia and can help it achieve energy stability, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 17 at a meeting with a delegation of the Progressive Slovakia political party, which is led by Michal Simecka. Zelensky's statement follows Ukraine's decision to stop Russian gas transit via its territory, […]

Ukraine

January 17, 2025

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Transnistria head travels to Russia for talks amid energy crisis, Russian state media claims

Vadim Krasnoselsky, the head of Moldova's Russian-controlled region of Transnistria, held talks in Moscow regarding the region’s energy crisis, Russian state news agency TASS claimed on Jan. 14, citing sources within Transnistria's administration. TASS did not specify whom Krasnoselsky met with during his visit. The crisis began when Russia’s state-controlled energy giant Gazprom halted gas […]

Ukraine

January 14, 2025

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Russia's energy giant Gazprom plans major layoffs as Europe market shrinks, media reports

The Russian energy giant Gazprom is preparing to lay off 1,600 employees from its central office as it faces significant financial losses and dwindling market presence in Europe, Russia's local 47News media outlet reported on Jan. 13. The news comes after Ukraine halted the transit of Russian gas to other European countries, ending an arrangement […]

Ukraine

January 13, 2025

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Russia condemns new US sanctions on energy sector, says it will continue oil and gas projects

Russia criticized the latest U.S. sanctions targeting its energy sector on Jan. 11, describing them as an effort to harm Russia's economy while risking instability in global markets. Despite this, the country's Foreign Ministry said Russia would continue pursuing major oil and gas projects. The ministry condemned Washington's "hostile" actions, announced on Jan. 10, and […]

Ukraine

January 11, 2025

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Ukrainian lawmakers move to dismiss Energy Minister, MP Zhelezniak reports

Members of the Verkhovna Rada Energy Committee led by MP Inna Sovsun, have initiated a resolution to dismiss Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko, Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak announced on Jan. 10. Zhelezniak cited several reasons for the motion, including "systemic corruption in the energy sector," "failure to protect parts of the energy infrastructure," and "lies and […]

Ukraine

January 10, 2025

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Ukraine to help Moldova amid worsening energy crisis

Kyiv and Chisinau are working together to find solutions to the ongoing energy crisis in Moldova, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Moldovan President Maia Sandu announced on Jan. 8. The Russian state energy company Gazprom cut off gas supplies to Moldova on Jan. 1, triggering widespread power outages and heating failures in the Russian-occupied Transnistria region. […]

Ukraine

January 8, 2025

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Hungary's FM condemns Ukraine’s bill to suspend Russian energy transit, says his country will block Kyiv's EU accession

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto condemned a Ukrainian parliamentary bill proposing the suspension of Russian oil and gas transit through Ukraine during martial law, calling the measure "unacceptable" in a Facebook post on Jan. 8. "The reality is that in the EU, member states collectively and unanimously decide on the admission of new members. In […]

Ukraine

January 8, 2025

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Russia fueling Transnistria energy crisis for propaganda, destabilization, Moldova says

The energy crisis in Transnistria, triggered by Russia's Jan. 1 cutoff of gas supplies, is part of a broader Russian plan to manipulate and spread propaganda, Moldovan government spokesperson Daniel Voda said on Jan. 6. "Russian propaganda tries to create a story in which Moldova becomes a ‘problematic actor,’ although the government has proposed clear […]

Ukraine

January 6, 2025

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Slovak state energy company to continue supplying electricity to Ukraine despite Fico's threats

Slovakia's state-controlled transmission system operator SEPS said it will continue supplying electricity to Ukraine as part of an emergency assistance contract, despite threats from Slovak Prime Minister Roberto Fico, the iRozhlas media outlet reported on Jan. 3. Fico said on Dec. 27 that his government would consider halting electricity supplies to Ukraine after a deal […]

Ukraine

January 4, 2025

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Fico's threats to cut off electricity supplies won't work, Ukraine's Energy Minister says

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's threats to cut off electricity supplies to Kyiv won't work, Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said in a Dec. 31 interview with Politico. Halushchenko's statement follows Fico's declaration on Dec. 27 that his government would consider halting electricity supplies to Ukraine, after Kyiv announced it would not extend the deal […]

Ukraine

December 31, 2024

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