Energy Headlines

Government will approve new Anti-Crisis Program on finishing of uncompleted objects of gasification of built-up areas The Government is to approve a new Anti-Crisis Program on finishing of uncompleted objects of gasification of villages and rural-type settlements. The Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko informed on opening...

Gov’t to provide agrarians with 100 thousand tons of diesel fuel at the price of UAH 4900 The Government has agreed with Kremenchuk oil processing plant and state-owned enterprise Ukrgazvydobuvannya on purchase of over 100 thousand tons of diesel fuel for agrarians at the price of UAH 4900...

Yulia Tymoshenko: Increase of statutory capital of Naftogaz of Ukraine NJSC will strengthen its financial state Today the Government has finally regulated all the procedures directed to increase of statutory capital of Naftogaz of Ukraine NJSC. The Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced to a briefing on the results...

A special group in the Ukrainian Government will be set up with an aim to assist Korean investors After the official visit of the Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to the Republic of Korea in the Ukrainian Government a special group will be set up to facilitate Korean investors with Vice Prime Minister...

Naftohaz: Cabinet’s decision to increase statutory fund will facilitate borrowing The Naftohaz Ukrainy national joint-stock company believes that the resolution, the Cabinet of Ministers passed to increase the company’s statutory fund by UAH 18.6 bn, will considerably facilitate talks...

Germany seeks long-term cooperation with Ukraine in developing alternative sources of energy Germany welcomes long-term cooperation with Ukraine in energy safety and development of alternative sources of energy, the press-service of First Vice Prime Minister Oleksandr Turchynov reported. Turchynov...

Ministry of Fuel and Energy: Yurii Prodan holds meeting with Richard Morningstar At the Ministry of Fuel and Energy a meeting of Yurii Prodan with Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy of the State Department of the United States of America Richard Morningstar has taken place. This meeting...

Ministry of Fuel and Energy: Enerhoatom and Mitsubishi tackle cooperation prospects Representatives of Enerhoatom company and Mitsubishi corporation have considered in Kyiv prospects of cooperation in the area of nuclear energy development. Director General of Atomproektengineering Volodymyr...

Ukraine and Sweden to launch programs of energy saving and improvement of environment Ukraine and Sweden have signed memorandum of intentions for cooperation between representatives of local self-government bodies of Ukraine and EcoEnergy Scandinavia AB and BiogasProm. In the presence of...

Ukraine relies upon credits of European banks to ensure payment for gas pumped into gas storages Ukraine is relaying upon support of European banks in the form of credits, which will be directed to payment for the natural gas to be pumped into underground gas storages of Ukraine in the spring-summer...

Gov't endorses decision on increase of statutory capital of Naftogaz of Ukraine NJSC At its today’s session the Government has approved a decision to increase the statutory capital of a national joint stock company, Naftogaz of Ukraine. The Premier of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko stated at...

Supplies of electric power to Belarus can start already this month Yet this month Ukraine will start shipment of electrical energy to Belarus. The First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Olexandr Turchynov stressed at a briefing following a sitting of Ukraine-Belarus intergovernmental...

In 2009 the Government launches a large-scale program of modernization of communal heat-and-power area In the year of 2009 Ukraine launches realization of a complex blueprint on reconstruction and modernization of housing and communal economy. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko announced at...

In 2009 the Government launches a large-scale program of modernization of communal heat-and-power area In the year of 2009 Ukraine launches realization of a complex blueprint on reconstruction and modernization of housing and communal economy. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko announced at...

Yurii Prodan: Government will direct efforts to returning of regional gas companies into the state property The Government has tackled an issue of returning regional gas companies into the state property. Minister of Fuel and Energy Yurii Prodan announced today. According to him, under such conditions the regional...

Ukraine and Korea trigger nuclear energy cooperation A state-owned enterprise Energoatom National Nuclear Energy Generating Company and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) have signed Memorandum of understanding for cooperation along a nuclear energy...

Yulia Tymoshenko believes Ukraine and Russia will find compromise concerning how to pump up Russian gas into Ukrainian gas storages The Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko hopes for a positive decision to be approved concerning pumping up of Russian natural gas into Ukraine’s gas storages. Yulia Tymoshenko informed in Astana...

Ministry of Coal Industry: Plan of coal extraction has been overfulfilled by 5.5% in the first quarter of 2009 Over the first quarter of current year the state enterprises subordinate to the Ministry of Coal Industry extracted 10 million 150.7 thousand tons of coal, which exceeds the planned showings by 528.8 thousand...