KYIV, June 18 – China's Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System has won a tender to supply solar cell arrays with a total capacity of 246 MW for construction of a solar power plant by DTEK in Dnipropetrovsk region, the press service of the Chinese company reported.

KYIV, June 19 - After the heating season had completed, Ukraine increased natural gas reserves in its underground storage facilities (UGS) by 2.971 billion cubic meters, according to data from Ukrtransgaz.

KYIV, June 19 - Electricity consumption in Ukraine in January-May 2018, taking into account in-process consumption, increased by 2.8% (by 1.774 billion kWh) compared to the same period in 2017, to 65.563 billion kWh, the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry reported.

KYIV, June 19 - The State Service of Geology and Mineral Resources estimates gas resources on 44 fields, special permits on which will be put up for sale in the near future, at one trillion cubic meters (tcm), acting head of the service Oleh Kyryliuk said.

KIEV, June 19 – Ukraine's Finance Ministry has proposed to replace profit tax in Ukraine with tax on moved capital, the ministry reported on its website.

The bill was drawn up by the ministry jointly with business, experts and lawmakers.

KIEV, June 19 – Ukraine's State Property Fund plans to announce first sales of minority stakes in energy companies remaining in state ownership on exchanges this week, Deputy SPF head Yuriy Nikitin told Interfax-Ukraine on the sidelines of the IV International Forum of Corporate Secretaries last week.

KIEV, June 19 - The European Commission should use its mandate as a guardian of the interests of the European consumers and insist on the application of the Third Energy Package to the Nord Stream 2 project, Naftogaz Ukrayiny said.

KIEV, June 19 – Ukraine and Kazakhstan plan to expand cooperation in aircraft building and are drawing up an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in aviation industry for signing.

KIEV, June 13 – Mriya Agro Holding has approved a plan of investment for the second half of 2016 in the amount of $15.2 million, subject to replenishing its working capital.

KIEV, June 18 – Ukraine will be able to start exports of animal products, first of all, pork, beef and dairy products, to the European Union market no earlier than 2015, the State Veterinary and Biosecurity Service reported.