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Ministry Portal Home Government news Mykola Azarov: In 2013 Ukraine shortened eightfold purchases of Russian gas Mykola Azarov: In 2013 Ukraine shortened eightfold purchases of Russian gas Ukraine continues realization of a policy of energy effectiveness and reduction of purchases of expensive Russian gas. This was declared by Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov during An Hour of Questions...

Mykola Azarov: Government has intention to increase production of power energy by HPP up to 15% The Government has an intention to increase volumes of power energy produced in Ukraine by hydroelectric power plants (HPP) up to 15%. This was declared by Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov in the...

Spain invests Eur 30 mln into alternative energy projects of Ukraine According to the Agreement for the Sale and Purchase of Assigned Amount Units (AAU) with the Spanish party, during a sitting of joint Observatory Committee in Madrid, Spain, there were selected project...

Bioethanol production will boost the alcohol and sugar industries This year the Government continues to develop alternative fuel sources, in particular, to increase the production of bioethanol. It is provided by the State Program of activation of the economic development...

EU and Russia set common vision for energy cooperation until 2050 On 22 March 2013, in Moscow, the Coordinators of the EU-Russia Energy Dialogue G.H. Oettinger (Member of the European Commission for Energy) and A.V. Novak (Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation...

Racing closer to the Sustainable Energy Week Be a part of the European movement for energy efficiency! The EU Delegation to Ukraine together with its international and Ukrainian partners is preparing the next edition of the European Union Sustainable...

Mykola Azarov: Opposition must assume responsibility for gas deals Opposing political forces have to assume responsibility for the inked gas contracts with Russia according to which Ukraine annually overpays for fuel over USD 7 bln. This was informed by Prime Minister...

Gas production in the shelf area increased by a third In January-February 2013 State Joint Stock Company ChornomorNaftoGas produced 227 million cubic meters of natural gas. Compared with the results of the same period in 2012 growth was 31.7 %, or more than...

Mykola Azarov: Cooperation with Turkmenistan is a significant step towards energy independence Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has instructed immediately to prepare the necessary documents for the implementation of the agreements in energy sector of the President of Ukraine during his visit to Turkmenistan...

Yuriy Boyko: Measures to raise level of payments for gas have to be taken within 2 weeks On February 4, 2013 a conference call on the status of settlements for heat supply by enterprises for the consumed natural gas on the results of 2012 and January 2013 led by the Vice Prime Minister of...

In Brussels, Leonid Kozhara met with EU Commissioner for Energy Gunther Oettinger The sides exchanged views on the priorities of domestic and foreign energy policy of Ukraine. In particular, an increase in the exploration and production of domestic energy resources, optimization of...

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Ukraine, EU Interested In Creation Of Trilateral Consortium For Managing Ukrainian Gas Transport System Ukraineand the European Union are interested in creation of a trilateral consortium for managing the Ukrainian gas transport system (in partnership withUkraine, EU andRussia), Kostiantyn Yeliseyev, head...

Germany to Boost Waste to Biofuel Production in Ukraine Germany is to assist Ukraine establish domestic biofuel production capacity through the course of this year, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine (MAP). At the recent joint Ukraine...

The EU has allocated Ukraine € 28 million to support the implementation of a national Energy Strategy The EU decided to allocate Ukraine tranche in the amount of 28.140 million Euros within the framework of the program "Support to the Implementation of the Energy Strategy of Ukraine". Decision based on...

The investment money at UAH 21 billion have been attracted into field of energy efficiency and renewable energy Over the past two years, there have been attracted UAH 21 billion of investment funds in energy efficiency and renewable energy. This was announced by Mykola Pashkevich, Chairman of State Agency for Energy...

Germany will help Ukraine to produce bio-fuels Ukraine and Germany will intensify cooperation in the field of bio-energy. Germany also will facilitate the implementation in 2013-2014 years of promising projects for the production of biofuels in Ukraine...

Mykola Azarov: Ukraine expects more active EU position on the revision of gas contracts with Russia Unfortunately, the European Union has been inactive in the case of modernization of the Ukrainian gas industry, in particular, our GTS - the Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov said this at a meeting...