Electricity exports have nothing to do with hourly power outages, Director of the Energy Industry Research Center (EIR Center) Oleksandr Kharchenko has said. “The export of electricity has nothing to do with the power outages. This is either Russian bogus stories or consumers’ lack of knowledge. Recently, there has been no export and it is … Read more
PJSC Ukrnafta has begun building a new exploration well in the north-east of the country, company director Serhiy Koretsky said on Facebook. According to him, drilling is carried out using our own rig. The projected depth of the object is 3,314 m. The goal is to reach the productive horizons of the Visean sediments. Completion … Read more
The authorities are well aware of the current situation with the energy sector, and Kyiv residents should prepare for power outages of 7-8 hours, energy expert Oleksandr Kharchenko said in an interview on June 2. “Listen, it’s all been calculated… All the numbers are absolutely clear; it’s unclear what the consequences of additional attacks will … Read more
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has set the electricity tariff for the population at UAH 4.32 per kWh (including VAT) starting June 1, 2024, which is 64% higher than the current tariff of UAH 2.64 per kWh (including VAT). This previously released information by the first deputy head of the Verkhovna Rada’s energy committee, … Read more
In Chortkiv, with the support of the EU and the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO), a dormitory for internally displaced persons (IDPs) was reconstructed and energy-modernized with a budget of EUR 1.96 million. This resulted in the creation of 39 smart apartments and seven dormitory rooms, NEFCO’s press service has reported. “The Chortkiv community has … Read more
PJSC Ukrnafta, after hydraulic fracturing, increased the daily flow rate of a well in the northeast of the country by 25 times, company director Serhiy Koretsky said on Facebook. According to him, this is now the company’s most productive well – 103 tonnes per day in oil equivalent. As a result of the work performed … Read more
Ukraine’s thermal generation has suffered a devastating blow, losing approximately 85% of its capacity, Olena Lapenko, a project expert at Ukraine’s think tank DiXi Group, said during the presentation of the document “Summer Outlooks: Assessing Readiness for Risks in the Electric Power and Gas Sectors”. “The timeline for recovery remains uncertain, despite some experts’ claims,” … Read more
PJSC Ukrnafta has launched another high-output well in Western Ukraine, the company’s press service reported on Tuesday. According to the company, the result more than doubled the forecast: the well’s output is 54 tonnes per day compared to the expected 22.6 tonnes. The project was planned as an exploratory well aimed at uncovering reservoirs in … Read more
Following Russian attacks in the spring of 2024, no thermal power plant in Ukraine’s energy system remains undamaged or completely intact, according to Yuriy Boyko, an advisor to the Prime Minister, former acting Minister of Energy, and member of the supervisory board of Ukrenergo, in an interview with Apostrophe. “Traditionally, thermal power plants generate about … Read more
For the first time in the history of the company, specialists from PJSC Ukrnafta used modern technology to optimize reservoir pressure maintenance systems. “The result was an increase in oil production at the pilot site of one of the company’s western fields by almost 17%,” the company said in a press release on Thursday. According … Read more