KIEV, Feb. 5 - The average wholesale market price of electricity on the wholesale electricity market of Ukraine in 2015 increased by 33.1%, from UAH 830 to UAH 1,105.08 per MWh.

KIEV, Feb. 5 – Operators of the Ukrainian and Polish gas transport systems – Ukrtransgaz and Gaz-System S.A. – are considering designing a feasibility study on the construction of interconnection gas pipelines between the two countries.

KIEV, Feb. 5 – Ukraine and Japan have signed an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement in Kiev on Thursday.

Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Shigeki Sumi and Economic Development and Trade Minister Aivaras Abromavicius signed the agreement.

KIEV, Feb. 6 – Ukraine imported around 380 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity from Russia in January, Energy and Coal Industry Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Demchyshyn reported.

KIEV, Feb. 6 – Operating Ukrainian banks lost an overall UAH 52.966 billion in 2014, while in 2013 banks saw profit of UAH 1.436 billion, the National Bank of Ukraine reported.

KIEV, Feb. 8 – The order portfolio of state-run enterprise Ukrspecexport and its subsidiaries for the period until 2014-2016 has been evaluated at over $5 billion, Ukrspecexport Director General Dmytro Perehudov said.

KIEV, Feb. 8 – Due to severe frost, Ukraine is receiving 460 million cubic meters of natural gas a day via the border with Russia, instead of 510 million cubic meters stipulated in technical agreements with Russia, Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Boyko said.

KIEV, Feb. 7 – The Interior Ministry has officially rejected reports in some Ukrainian media that the ex.ua file sharing service was allegedly blocked to please the International Monetary Fund, and not to combat Internet piracy.

KIEV, Feb. 7 – The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine says it supports the President's proposals to the draft Customs Code of Ukraine and calls for Parliament to support them, according to a statement issued by the Chamber on Tuesday.

KIEV, Feb. 7 - LLC VS Energy International Ukraine (a subsidiary of VS Energy) won a tender on Tuesday for the sale of 45% stake in regional power supply company Chernivtsioblenergo by offering UAH 70 million (around $8.8 million).