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Energoatom to purchase reactor vessels from Bulgaria for Khmelnytsky NPP
Ukraine's state-owned nuclear energy company, Energoatom, is nearing an agreement to acquire reactor vessels from Bulgaria to support the completion of Units 3 and 4 at the Khmelnytsky nuclear power plant.
Kazakh energy minister to step down and head atomic energy agency
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Energy, Almasadam Satkaliyev, is stepping down from his position and will switch to heading the country’s newly established atomic energy agency.
Azerbaijan's electricity and utility sector output reaches $403mn in early 2025, up 5.1%
Azerbaijan’s electricity, gas, and steam production, distribution and supply sector generated AZN684.2mn in January-February 2025, marking a 5.1% y/y increase, according to the State Statistics Committee.
Ukraine pushes forward with nuclear expansion plans
Ukraine is pressing ahead with plans to expand its nuclear power production by purchasing old reactors from Bulgaria. The project is a clear sign of Ukraine's decision to place nuclear power at the heart of the country's energy strategy.
Serbia awards €71mn contract for key power transmission project
The new transmission line, extending 109 kilometres, is part of the third section of the Trans-Balkan Corridor, a regional energy project that connects Romania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Italy.
Kazakhstan to establish nuclear energy agency
Kazakhstan will establish a nuclear energy agency, The Times of Central Asia reported on March 17.
Debt of Russian hydropower major Rushydro at $6bn, loss posted in 2024
Russian state hydropower holding RusHydro posted a 13% year-on-year increase in revenues to RUB643bn ($7.1bn) under IFRS, with EBITDA over RUB150bn ($1.7bn), making a 14.2% y/y increase.
Kosovo’s gross electricity output up 5% y/y in January
Kosovo’s gross electricity production in January increased by an annual 5% to 885.2 GWh.
Environmental groups caution against overdevelopment of river resources in Central Asia
Call on international financial institutions to reevaluate projects.
Belarus asks Russia for a second nuclear power plant
Belarus has formally requested Russia's assistance in building a second nuclear power plant within its borders as electricity consumption rises.
INTERVIEW: EBRD backs oil-rich Kazakhstan’s green transition push
Kazakhstan is richly endowed with fossil fuels, yet the country is making a concerted effort to invest into renewables and prepare itself for the green transition, says the EBRD’s head of Central Asia Hüseyin Özhan.
EU, Kazakhstan sign series of Global Gateway agreements worth over €200mn
The EU and Kazakhstan signed a series of deals aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation under the bloc's Global Gateway strategy as part of European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela’s visit to the Central Asian country.
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