KYIV, March 21 – Former head of Ukrzaliznytsia Oleksandr Kamyshin, who was approved by the Verkhovna Rada as Minister for Strategic Industries on Tuesday, in his speech to the parliament named four key goals of the ministry, the achievement of which should help the country to approach Victory Day.

KYIV, March 18 - The Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture discussed the possibilities of replacing the supply of diesel fuel and LPG in connection with the statement of Proton Energy Group trader, which announced the termination of the supply of fuel to the country from April, with the key players of the country's oil market.

KYIV, March 19 – Germany's Siemens Energy and the Ukrainian energy holding DTEK, with the support of the governments of the two countries, have agreed on a pilot project for the production of hydrogen fuel in Mariupol (Donetsk region), which on March 19 will be on the agenda of the economic forum in Berlin with the participation of Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, Handelsblatt newspaper reported.

KYIV, March 19 – Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine LLC (GTSOU) is studying the possibility of re-equipping 34 compressor stations into gas-fired power plants, Head of GTSOU Serhiy Makogon said.

KYIV, March 20 – Ukrzaliznytsia jointly with Kyiv city and district administrations is working on a project to upgrade the commuting traffic of the Kyiv hub, Ukrzaliznytsia Board Chairman Yevhen Kravtsov told reporters Wednesday.

KYIV, March 20 – Ukraine plans in the spring and autumn of 2019 to increase the volume of gas pumped into its underground gas storage facilities (UGS) by 3 billion cubic meters (bcm) to start the next heating season with the reserves of about 20 billion cubic meters, head of Naftogaz Ukrainy Andriy Kobolev said.

KYIV, March 20 – Ukraine's Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Ihor Nasalyk stated that foreign companies are interested in developing hydrocarbon sites in Ukraine under the terms of product sharing agreements (PSA).

KYIV, March 21 – The largest solar power plant in Khmelnytsky region – the solar power plant in Kamianets-Podilsky with a peak power capacity of around 64 MW – was launched on March 19, 2019.

KYIV, March 21 – The Cabinet of Ministers has published resolution No. 224 dated February 20, 2019 on the approval of the updated methods for appraising property, according to which the conclusion on the value of a facility targeted for privatization is effective for 18 months after the date of the appraisal, while earlier the validity period was 12 months.

KYIV, March 21 – Companies affiliated with operations of Crimea Titan plant located on the occupied Ukrainian peninsula in Armiansk were placed to the updated sanction list of the National Security and Defense Council (NSCD) of Ukraine.