KYIV, Jan 2 – The interconnection agreement (IA) signed in Brussels on Tuesday in line with the European rules starting from January 1, 2020 between the operators of the gas transmission systems of Ukraine and Slovakia opens doors to virtual reverse gas flows, Naftogaz Ukrayiny CEO Andriy Kobolev has said.

KIEV, Dec. 27 – Reactor 1 of Yuzhnoukrainsk nuclear power plant after the termination of its operating life will be exploited under a separate permit of the state inspectorate for nuclear regulation.

KIEV, Dec. 27 – National Nuclear Generating Company EnergoAtom by late 2012 will issue 10-year unsecured bonds worth UAH 1.7 billion.

The decision is stipulated in cabinet resolution No. 1062-r of December 26.

KIEV, Dec. 28 – The strengthening of the hryvnia exchange rate at the end of 2012 to a level close to the level at the beginning of the year proves that the currency policy of the National Bank of Ukraine is correct, said Valeriy Lytvytsky, the head of the group of advisors to the NBU governor.

KYIV, Nov 29 – The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy during negotiations with representatives of the European Union in Ukraine discussed the prospect of receiving grants and financing for the Ukrainian agricultural sector, as well as the implementation of the common agricultural policy (CAP) after joining the European Union, MP Serhiy Labaziuk (For the Future party) reported on Telegram.

KYIV, Nov 29 – The Austrian group Kronospan, which initiated the creation of the Kronospan Rivne Industrial Park—a project aimed at forming a furniture cluster around its wood-based panel manufacturing plant – has already invested EUR 47 million in preparatory works and infrastructure. This includes EUR 34 million invested during the ongoing war, according to the Ministry of Economy.

KYIV, Nov 29 – During the Russian missile and drone attack on Thursday morning, the Khmelnytsky, Rivne and Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear power plants (NPPs) preventively reduced their capacity, and one of the Rivne NPP power units was disconnected from the grid, said Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

KYIV, Nov 29 – From November 30 to December 12, 2023, the 28th UN Climate Change Conference – COP28 – will be held in Dubai. For the second time in history, Ukraine will present its pavilion at the conference to show the scale of environmental damage from war and propose ways to prevent ecocide that are relevant for the entire planet, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine has reported.

KYIV, Nov 30 – The Central Economic Court of Appeal on November 30 confirmed the decision of the lower instance court to return 49% of shares of Zaporizhia Titanium Magnesium Combine (ZTMC), which belonged to Dmytro Firtash's Tolexis Trading from Group DF, to the management of the State Property Fund (SPF) of Ukraine.

KYIV, Dec 1 – The French shipbuilding company OCEA and the Ukrainian company NIBULON signed a contract on the construction of five vessels for the needs of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in Mykolaiv, 15 ships are already under construction in France, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has reported.