KYIV, Sept 26 – Horizon Capital, a U.S. private equity firm investing in fast growing export-oriented companies in Ukraine and the region, has announced the formation of a new Horizon Capital Growth Fund IV, L.P. (HCGF IV), which attracted $125 million at the first stage.

KYIV, Sept 24 – NPC Ukrenergo has certified the battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Zaporizhia TPP (PJSC DTEK Dniproenergo) with a capacity of ± 1 MW to participate in the market of ancillary services, the company reported on its website on Friday.

KYIV, Sept 24 – Ukraine continues to harvest grain and leguminous crops, as of September 23, 1.1 million tons of corn were harvested (a rise of 0.69 million tons in the week starting on September 16 and ending on September 23) from 226,800 hectares (4% of planned areas), the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food said on the website on Friday.

KYIV, Sept 24 – The share of non-cash payments in the volume of transactions with payment cards in Ukraine has reached almost 50%, Deputy Governor of the NBU Sergii Kholod has said during the Visa Cashless Forum in Kyiv.

KYIV, Sept 25 – The Korea-based Posco International Corporation and Ukrainian Orexim Group have officially opened a grain terminal with a total storage capacity of over 140,000 tons in Mykolaiv seaport.

KYIV, Sept 25 – Ukrzaliznytsia (Kyiv) has announced the launch of procurement of freight high-sided wagons as part of a joint project with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

KYIV, Sept 25 – Digital Transformation Ministry of Ukraine is going to examine a real Internet coverage of entire Ukraine and to create a respective online map, Deputy Premier and Digital Transformation Minister of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov reported.

KYIV, Sept 25 – T.B.Fruit group of companies, one of the largest fruit and berry processors in Ukraine, has launched a pectin plant in Horodok (Lviv region) with investments of EUR25 million, founder of T.B.Fruit Group Taras Barschovsky has said.

KYIV, Sept 25 – The capacity of renewable energy facilities launched in July-September 2019 was 956 MW, which is six times more than a year ago, according to a presentation of the National Commission for Energy, Housing and Utilities Services Regulation (NCER).

KYIV, Sept 26 – The draft interconnection agreement with Russia proposed by Ukraine has been drawn up with participation of European transmission system operators (TSO), Director General of TSO of Ukraine LLC Sergiy Makogon has said.