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Kazakhstan's sovereign wealth fund to sell 5% stake in national oil company KazMunayGaz

8 November 2022

Plans are modest compared to privatisation proposals floated in the past.

IEA warns of major gas supply-demand gap in Europe next year

7 November 2022

It now looks increasingly likely that Europe will make it through this coming winter with sufficient gas supply. But the International Energy Agency has warned of a 30bn cubic metre supply-demand gap next year in its latest analysis.

EU announces €1bn in grants for Western Balkans, affirms support for enlargement

3 November 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and top EU officials stress commitment to bringing six Western Balkan countries into the EU.

Transnistria accuses Moldova of creating “humanitarian crisis”

3 November 2022

Starved of gas by Gazprom, Moldova and breakaway Transnistria are competing for scarce energy resources — raising tensions between Chisinau and the separatist authorities.

Turkmenistan: Form an orderly pipeline

2 November 2022

Turkmenistan is finding new customers for its gas, while continuing to perform bizarre stunts for Guinness World Records. This and more in Eurasianet’s weekly briefing.

Yuriy Vitrenko, head of Naftogaz, resigns

2 November 2022

The chairman of Naftogaz, Ukraine’s largest national oil and gas company, will step down from his position on November 3, the Kyiv Independent reported on November 1.

Wave of PV projects in Romania spurred on by expected CfD scheme

2 November 2022

Investors are accumulating portfolios of PV projects in Romania, encouraged by a contracts for difference scheme reportedly planned by the government.

Poland says Koreans should build its second nuclear power plant

1 November 2022

Government now talking about building three nuclear power plants, with two reactors each.

Transnistria threatens to cut off Moldova's electricity supplies

1 November 2022

Moldova has failed to sign a contract with MoldGRES in separatist Transnistria, leaving the country short of power and facing blackouts.

Green energy arm of Israeli BIG Holding announces new projects in Bosnia and Romania

1 November 2022

BIG Energia Holdings aims to become a leading renewable energy player in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.