KYIV, Nov 19 – The unbundling bill passed by the Verkhovna Rada on November 15 under which transportation of natural gas should be separated from Naftogaz Ukrainy has formed the necessary conditions for creating an independent gas transmission system (GTS) operator that meets the requirements of the Third Energy Package, according to the Energy Community's Secretariat.

KYIV, Nov 19 – Consumer confidence of Ukrainians in October 2019 worsened first after presidential election and the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) equaled 95.9 (the values of indices can vary from 0 to 200), which is 1.6 points lower, than the indicator in September, according to a survey of Info Sapiens posted on its website.

KYIV, Nov 19 – Renaissance Capital, an investment company, expects the potential growth of the Ukrainian economy thanks to the implementation of declared reforms by 2.5-2.7% and predicts the peak of GDP growth by 3.7% in 2021, while in 2019-2020 it could be 3.4%.

KYIV, Nov 20 – Restructuring of the feed-in tariff for electricity generated by solar power plants is inappropriate for the sector, Executive Director of the Solar Energy Association of Ukraine Artem Semenyshyn on Tuesday.

KYIV, Nov 19 – Some UAH 1 billion could be allocated from the national budget for the construction of a new airport on the border of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions in 2019, Chairman of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council Hlib Pryhunov said on Facebook.

KYIV, Nov 19 - Ukraine imported 7.852 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas worth $2.275 billion in January-September, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine has said.

KYIV, Nov 19 - Ukraine in January-September of this year purchased nuclear fuel for a total of $364.804 million, which is 10.2% less than for the same period in 2017 ($331.069 million).

KYIV, Nov 19 - There are no foreign partners willing to buy a stake in the Ukrainian gas transportation system (GTS), the estimated cost of which is $14 billion, Chairman of the Board of Naftogaz Ukrainy Andriy Kobolev has said.

KYIV, Nov 19 – The national energy company Naftogaz Ukrayiny is ready to finance monetization of subsidies, chairman of the board Andriy Kobolev said.

KYIV, Nov 20 – Ukrainian wholesale traders have faced difficulties with buying the required volumes of tomatoes, and some of them claim shortage of these products on the market, the Ukrainian Horticultural Association reported.