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Russian petrochemical major Sibur posts $2.7bn in 2025 profit
Russia’s Rosneft could revive major downstream project in Primorye
Russia's Rosatom says announced UK sanctions do not threaten Kazakh, Uzbek and other overseas reactor projects
Russia’s state nuclear group Rosatom has said it will press ahead with its overseas reactor projects and honour existing commitments despite the latest round of UK sanctions targeting subsidiaries linked to its foreign operations.
Alteo instals largest electricity storage system in western Hungary
Alteo opened Hungary's biggest industrial energy storage facility in Gyor with a 100MW capacity unit, lifting the country's total installed capacity by 25%.
Armenia’s nuclear choice carries heavy debt trade-offs, says GlobalSource
Armenia’s prospective shift towards US-backed SMR technology could add as much as 30% of GDP to public debt in a worst-case scenario, GlobalSource Partners warns.
Ukraine’s wartime grid offers ten lessons in energy resilience, IEA says
Ukraine’s struggle to keep the lights on under sustained Russian bombardment this winter has yielded ten core lessons for energy security that policymakers worldwide would be wise to study, according to a new report from the IEA.
Poland and GE Vernova Hitachi sign BWRX-300 small modular reactor development deal
Poland signed a deal with US nuclear technology supplier GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy to develop a Polish version of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor, the Energy Ministry said.
Slovak opposition party files criminal complaint against PM Fico over threats to halt electricity supplies to Ukraine
One of the Slovak opposition parties, neoliberal SaS stated it is filing a criminal complaint against the Prime Minister and leader of the populist Smer party Robert Fico in response to his threats to halt emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine.
UK sanctions subsidiaries of Russian Rosatom nuclear agency
Istanbul-listed Enerjisa breaks both maturity and volume records in corporate lira bond issuances
EDB worries Central Asia infrastructure development will not keep pace with population expansion to 96mn by 2040
Central Asia’s population could number 96mn by 2040, with such a head count threatening to put the region's infrastructure under substantial strain, according to Nikolai Podguzov, chairman of the board of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB).
Armenia weighs small modular reactor options
Ukraine faces lengthy, costly repairs to power grid after Russian strikes
Ukraine will need months and millions of euros to repair energy infrastructure damaged by repeated Russian strikes, with electricity shortages persisting in some regions.
Serbia in talks with Rosatom as it advances nuclear power plans
The talks come as Serbia aims to complete the first phase of its nuclear energy development programme by mid-2027.
Slovak PM Fico asks state SEPS company to cut emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine
Fico accused Ukraine of deliberately dragging out efforts to put the Druzhba pipeline that supplies oil to Slovakia and Hungary back into operation.
Czech minister of industry confirms government plans to take full control of energy utility ČEZ
Montenegro completes electricity integration package, moves closer to EU power market
Bosnia’s Zenica coal mine to close after nearly 150 years
Solar and wind advance to make up one-third of Turkey’s electricity generation capacity
Turkey’s electricity system continues to grow rapidly. Solar and wind power now account for more than 40 gigawatts of installed capacity.
AIM-listed oil firm Chariot raises $25mn for investment in deep-sea Angola
Africa-focused energy group Chariot (AIM:CHAR) has raised $25.4mn, which it will use to partly finance the acquisition by its partner Etu Energias of a working interest in two oil assets offshore Angola.
Slovak PM Fico threatens to cut emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine over Druzhba disruption
Fico threatened to ask the Slovak Electricity Transmission System company to cut emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine unless the oil flow via Russian Druzhba pipeline is not renewed.
Kosovo hydropower output surges nearly 89% y/y in December 2025
China to build two wind farms and solar plant in Kazakhstan
China is said to be set to build three power plants in Kazakhstan over the coming years, namely two wind farms and one solar plant.
Slovenia’s Krsko nuclear expansion seen costing up to €22bn
EBRD in talks to fund Serbia’s biggest solar farm
The EBRD is considering financing what could become Serbia’s largest solar power plant, after signing a mandate letter with Turkish developer Fortis Energy for a 270-MWp photovoltaic project with battery storage.
Serbia aims to complete first phase of nuclear programme by mid-2027
The government lifted a decades-long ban on nuclear power in 2024 and has since held talks with France’s EDF, South Korea’s KHNP and Rosatom on potential technologies.
Slovakia declares oil emergency and cuts fuel supplies to Ukraine
The Slovak cabinet of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has declared an oil emergency and the country’s key refinery, Hungarian MOL-owned Slovnaft cut fuel exports to Ukraine to keep its products only for the domestic market.
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