KYIV, March 29 – Ukraine in the first quarter of 2019 commissioned 861.1 MW of renewable energy facilities, which is 5.4 times more than in the same period last year, and 16% more than in the whole 2018.

KYIV, March 29 – Rengy Development plans to build 80 MW of solar power plants in Ukraine in 2019 and to double the total portfolio of completed projects, to 160 MW.

BRUSSELS, March 29 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny intends to attract funding from international financial organizations for the purchase of gas and its injection into underground gas storage facilities (UGS) in this inter-heating season, head of the company Andriy Kobolev said.

KYIV, March 29 – The National Commission for Energy, Housing and Utilities Services Regulation (NCER) has approved the investment program of national energy company Ukrenergo for 2019 with investment totaling UAH 3.309 billion, which is 15% or UAH 430.746 billion more than in 2018.

BRUSSELS, March 29 – Andriy Kobolev, the chairman of the board of Naftogaz Ukrayiny, is confident that after Denmark's refusal to agree on the passage of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, its operation will not start in the period announced by the Russian side, on January 1, 2020.

KYIV, March 29 – The deficit of Ukraine's balance of payment expanded 3.6-fold in February 2019 compared with the previous month, to $248 million, according to preliminary data posted on the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on its website.

KYIV, April 1 – CEO of 1+1 Media Group Oleksandr Tkachenko has announced plans to file a lawsuit against Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for manipulating public opinion and pressuring independent media.

KYIV, April 1 – The Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry plans to toughen rules for beekeeping, acting Agricultural Policy and Food Minister Olha Trofimtseva said at a roundtable entitled "Farmers vs Beekeepers" held last week.

The income of President Petro Poroshenko topped UAH 1.527 billion in 2018, according to his statement posted in the unified register of declarations.

KYIV, March 29 - The net profit of 91 state companies in January-June 2017 increased by 34.8% compared with the same period in 2016, to UAH 32.6 billion, but 94% of this amount was generated by five of them.