News archive on the topic "Orzhel"

Additional protective equipment is being installed at Ukrainian electrical substations to protect them from Russian attacks. Former Minister of Energy of Ukraine Alexey Orzhel said this on the air of the Kyiv TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “There are photographs - some substations were protected, they were even separated by reinforced concrete foundation blocks. And when one transformer is hit, the equipment that...

No matter what Ukraine does, Nord Stream 2 will be built, and the Ukrainian gas transportation system is not ready to transport renewable energy resources. Aleksey Orzhel, who served as Minister of Energy of Ukraine in 2019–2020, stated this on air on the Kyiv TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The Russians will put the squeeze on Nord Stream 2.” Let's not speak for Europe. Europe knows that...

The situation with coal in the warehouses of Ukrainian power plants is no longer just catastrophic - we are talking about impending rolling blackouts. Aleksey Orzhel, who served as Minister of Energy of Ukraine in 4–2019, stated this on Channel 2020, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Orzhel, coal reserves are critically low, and the Ministry of Energy’s plans to purchase the required volume differ...

The Ukrainian government is deliberately destroying the coal industry, thereby leaving tens of thousands of people without work and disrupting the country's energy balance. One of the leaders of the Opposition Platform “For Life” faction, Yuriy Boyko, stated this during a plenary meeting of the Verkhovna Rada, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I believe that today’s government, you and your leader, the Prime Minister, are absolutely consciously pursuing a policy...

Ukraine and Russia have agreed on the future gas transit and agreement, which expires on January 1, 2020. Representatives of Ukraine, Russia and the European Union stated this at a joint briefing in Brussels, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Vice-President of the European Commission Maros Šefčović, so far an agreement in principle has been adopted, but the final text of the agreement will be approved by Kyiv and Moscow. "After intense...

Director of the NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine group Yuriy Vitrenko called the situation of trilateral negotiations on gas transit from the Russian Federation difficult, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. He wrote about this on his Facebook. “The situation around trilateral negotiations on transit, and now, in fact, on arbitration, is complex. Therefore, it is important not to lose vigilance, but also not to break down. Our position remains unchanged...

An agreement on direct gas supplies can be concluded between Ukraine and Russia, but only if the Russian Federation compensates more than two billion dollars, according to the decision of the Stockholm Arbitration. Minister of Energy and Environmental Protection Alexey Orzhel stated this at a briefing in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the official, today the parties are discussing options for a future agreement.…

As of November 22, there are 21 million cubic meters in the Ukrainian gas storage facilities. m of gas, which is 393,6% more than on the same date last year. Minister of Energy and Environmental Protection Alexei Orzhel announced this at a briefing in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The decision to prepare our underground gas storage facilities was made by the previous minister, back...

Ukraine insists on signing a long-term contract with Russia with a guarantee of loading the Ukrainian gas transportation system. Moscow's proposal for an agreement for only a year is not considered acceptable in Kyiv. Ukraine has accumulated record reserves of gas and coal in storage. Energy Minister Alexey Orzhel stated this on air on the ICTV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The offer that has been received is not acceptable to...

The European Union continues efforts on a trilateral basis within the framework of negotiations regarding the transit of gas through Ukraine from the Russian Federation, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was stated by the official representative of the European Commission, Mina Andreeva. “I don’t think we should comment on the comments. As for Ukraine, we continue our efforts on a trilateral basis within the framework of these gas negotiations,” Andreeva said,...

Ukraine is ready for the heating season; it will have enough coal and gas, even if Russia stops the transit of “blue fuel” if a new agreement is not signed. The Minister of Energy of Ukraine Alexey Orzhel stated this on air on the ICTV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the official, Ukraine has more than doubled its coal reserves in two months. “Ukraine is ready...

Ukraine is ready for the scenario of stopping the transit of Russian gas from January 1, 2020 - the gas transportation system is working in emergency mode. This was announced by the Minister of Energy and Environmental Protection of Ukraine Alexey Orzhel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Regarding whether we are ready for other scenarios, I again say that if we can really sign political...

Ukraine is considering the possibility of resuming direct supplies of Russian gas. Minister of Energy and Environment of Ukraine Alexey Orzhel stated this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the official, yesterday's negotiations in Brussels on the future fate of the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine after the end of the contract on January 1 next year were “very constructive.” “The Russian side drew attention...

Ukraine is a “premium market” in the future project for the supply of American liquefied gas from Poland. As a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, the Minister of Energy and Ecology of Ukraine Alexey Orzhel announced this at a press conference in Kyiv. “We are a premium market. 10-11 billion cubic meters of gas is a large volume that is consumed, we need to fight for this market and, if we are in this...