KYIV, Nov 18 – Ukraine's operating NPPs reduced their electricity production on Sunday morning as a precaution against a massive combined Russian shelling aimed at energy infrastructure, which further worsened nuclear safety, said Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

KYIV, Nov 18 – Ukraine and the United States announced the launch of three new projects in the field of small modular reactors (SMRs), the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy reported, citing agreements reached by the two countries on the sidelines of the COP29 climate conference in Baku.

KYIV, Nov 18 – NEQSOL Holding, owner of Vodafone Ukraine, the country's second-largest mobile operator, has completed a UAH 3.94 billion payment to Ukraine's state budget for acquiring United Mining and Chemical Company (UMCC, Kyiv) in a privatization auction.

KYIV, Nov 18 – Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.3% in October 2024 compared to October 2023, a deceleration from September's 3.8% growth but an improvement over August and July figures of 0.3% and 1.1%, respectively, according to preliminary estimates by First Deputy Economy Minister Oleksiy Sobolev.

KYIV, Nov 18 – The Shell gas station network in Ukraine may cost $105-132 million, according to director of the consulting group A-95 Serhiy Kuyun.

KYIV, Nov 17 - DTEK Renewables, part of Ukraine's largest private power producer DTEK, on Wednesday threatened to take legal action if the government delayed repaying debts owed for renewable energy purchased by state firms, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Nov 17 – Ukraine offers European partners to create a general international gas fund based on its own underground gas storage (UGS) facilities.

This is reported in a press release of the Energy Ministry on Wednesday, with reference to the performance of Energy Minister Herman Haluschenko during Talks Geopolitics online discussion organized by the European Policy Centre (EPC).

KYIV, Nov 18 – The Verkhovna Rada adopted at the first reading bill No. 4197-d on the timber market, but removed the provision on lifting the moratorium on timber exports from it.

Some 276 MPs baked the decision at a parliamentary session on Thursday, with the required 226 votes.

KYIV, Nov 17 - Energoatom, the state nuclear power generating company, called on the government to make sure Ukraine’s power system is synchronized with the European Union’s system by 2022 to enable more power exports.

KYIV, Nov 17 - Parliament adopted the bill No. 4119 on amendments to the national budget of Ukraine for 2020 regarding the implementation of Article 11 of the law on the natural gas market, which provides for the financial recovery of Ukrnafta by offsetting from Naftogaz and the national budget.