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Ukraine has practically no intact thermal and hydropower plants
Russian strikes have damaged nearly all of Ukraine’s major thermal and hydroelectric power plants, the Kyiv Independent reported on November 22.
Estonian-Finnish power transmission connection Estlink 1 down
Naftogaz can purchase enough gas for Ukraine
Naftogaz, Ukraine’s state-owned gas company, can afford to purchase enough gas for the war-torn country after a financial injection from Norway and Canada, Ukraine Business News reported on November 23.
Ukraine plunged into darkness as Russia launches a renewed ferocious missile attack on its power stations
Ukraine braces for its worst winter since World War 2, Kyiv’s Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, as the country suffers another wave of virulent Russian strikes.
Czech cabinet to introduce energy price caps for large companies
Norway gives €195mn grant to Naftogaz
Ukraine’s state-owned gas company, Naftogaz, will receive NOK2bn (€195mn) from Norway, Ukraine Business News reported on November 22.
Enel to exit Romania as it sees no room for further growth
“Friendly separation” planned just two years after Enel announced €2bn investments in green energy projects in Romania.
Kosovo’s gross electricity production down 2.8% y/y in September
Hungarian minister meets Rosatom chief at Atomexpo in Russia
Ukraine tests electricity imports from Slovakia
Ukraine tested electrical imports from Slovakia in preparation for further Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure, Ukraine Business News reported on November 21.
Turkey to not hike natural gas prices in December
Bulgarian PV equipment company AmonRa Energy to hold IPO
AmonRa wants to raise funds to finance its expansion in Romania and in other Southeast European countries.
Serbia cut electricity consumption by 11% in October
"Close call" at Zaporizhzhia power plant following intense shelling
Intense shelling occurred again at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) over the weekend, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported on November 20.
Britain pledges further military and energy support for Ukraine
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Britain will continue to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia, Interfax-Ukraine reported on November 19.
Poland energy company ZE PAK's stock slumps on worries over government’s electricity price cap
Climate paralysis at COP27 as no progress made on 1.5 degrees
COP finished two days late on November 20 without any new agreements on climate change targets or emissions reductions, although a deal was hammered out to set up an as yet uncosted loss and damage fund.
Nearly half of Ukraine's energy infrastructure is damaged
Russia’s strikes on Ukraine since October 10 have damaged nearly half of the country’s energy facilities, Interfax-Ukraine reported on November 18.
COP27: Coal proves a stubborn foe in fight to save climate
Reducing coal consumption is the central challenge to achieving the world’s climate targets, Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, told COP27.
EBRD approves €25mn loan to Slovenia’s ELES
Ukraine's energy sector at "critical point"
The damage to Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is reaching a critical point, the European Commission wrote in a statement on November 17.
COP27 warns business cannot be trusted to police greenwashing
The UN has identified greenwashing by business and finance as the biggest danger facing the race to net zero, urging them to avoid a toxic cover-up and to ensure that any climate pledges they keep are in line with the 1.5-degree targets.
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