KYIV, June 26 – The National Commission for Energy, Housing and Utilities Services Regulation (NCER) is planning to streamline its regulations with the amendments to the law on alternative energy sources, which took effect on May 22, and to regulate the setting of feed-in tariffs for solar and wind power plants at households.

KYIV, June 26 – Ukraine in January-May 2019 increased electricity exports by 2.3% (by 60 million kWh) compared to the same period in 2018, to 2.713 billion kWh, the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry has told Interfax-Ukraine.

KYIV, June 26 – Donetsksteel, a part of Metinvest Group, has become a member of the General Assembly of the European Association for Coal and Lignite (EURACOAL) during its meeting in Krakow, Donetsksteel CEO Ildar Saleyev wrote on Facebook.

KYIV, June 26 – Industrial production in Ukraine in May 2019 increased by 1.6% compared with May 2018, after a rise of 5.2% in April, 2.1% in March, and a fall of 1.8% and 3.3% in February and January respectively, the State Statistics Service has reported.

VIENNA, June 26 – The Supreme Court of Austria (Oberste Gerichtshof, OGH) on Tuesday upheld a decision of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna (OLG) made in February 2017 on the extradition of Ukrainian billionaire Dmytro Firtash to the United States.

KYIV, June 26 – The Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Ministry has obliged new or reconstructed parking areas to equip with chargers for electric cars on 5% of parking lots, according to a posting on the website of the government.

KYIV, June 26 – SOCAR Energy Ukraine backs the need of reform in supervision over flow of petroleum products in Ukraine, the company has said.

KYIV, June 26 – Ukrtransgaz to avoid default on contracts to supply gas for industrial and technological needs has proposed gas in underground gas storage (UGS) facilities instead of money, which contractors would be able to use early 2020, Chairman of Executive Board of Naftogaz Ukrayiny Andriy Kobolev has said.

KYIV, June 26 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny in August 2019 could suspend imports of natural gas for its pumping into underground gas storage facilities (UGS), if the company fails to find funding, Chairman of Executive Board of Naftogaz Ukrayiny Andriy Kobolev has said.

KIEV, June 30 – Ukraine needs to design a balanced strategy to treat spent nuclear fuel, the State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation said.