KYIV, Sept 12 – ISD Polska, the structure of Industrial Union of Donbas (ISD), has said it considers Metinvest Group as the most acceptable and promising option for the bankrupt Huta Czestochowa still mill in Poland.

KYIV, Sept 11 – The capacity of facilities generating electricity from renewable sources of energy in Ukraine by the end of 2019 could reach 5.473 GW, which is 2.6 times (by 3.356 GW) more than at the end of 2018.

KYIV, Sept 11 – Actual inflation in August 2019 in Ukraine has approached the forecast of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) published in the inflation reform for July 2019, the regulator has reported on its website.

KYIV, Sept 12 – The newly created Ministry of Energy and Environmental Protection sees reorganizing the Environmental Inspectorate as its priority, the ministry said Thursday.

KYIV, Sept 12 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto discussed problems related to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, energy efficiency, economic cooperation, and Finland's record of a land and education reform, Zelenskiy said.

KYIV, Sept 12 – The owner of Ukrsotsbank on September 10 decided to merge Ukrsotsbank to Alfa-Bank (both based in Kyiv) under the simplified procedure.

KYIV, Sept 12 – Ukraine may approve the plan for unbundling of the state energy company Naftogaz Ukrayiny before the upcoming talks between Ukraine and Russia on September 19, Energy and Environmental Protection Minister Oleksiy Orzhel said.

KYIV, Sept 13 – The National Commission for Energy, Housing and Utilities Services Regulation (NCER) at a meeting on Friday approved a draft resolution on the three-phase increase of tariffs for moving crude oil through pipelines of Ukrtransnafta to the country's oil refineries.

KYIV, Sept 13 – Billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky, a political backer of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said he hopes to reach an amicable agreement with the government over controversial nationalization of his Privatbank two years ago.

KYIV, Sept 16 – The gas transmission systems of Ukraine and Slovakia are ready to help Russia's Gazprom with delivery of the required volumes of Russian gas to Europe, replacing the services of the OPAL pipeline, Chairman of Executive Board of Naftogaz Ukrayiny Andriy Kobolev said.