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Energoatom and Holtec technology have signed an agreement on the transfer of Holtec technology for the production of SMR components to Energoatom in Ukraine. 

European gas traders held a meeting with Ukraine's gas network and storage system operators, together with the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy and National Energy Regulator, to discuss gas storage opportunities in Ukraine in the upcoming 2024/2025 winter season.

Energoatom is interested in cooperating with Korean companies in infrastructure and nuclear projects, said the company's CEO Petro Kotin during a meeting with South Korea's Ambassador to Ukraine and Moldova Kim Hyung-Tae on Tuesday.

Gas transmission system operators of Romania, Moldova and Ukraine have launched public consultations on an expansion of the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline’s reverse capacity within the framework of the incremental capacity procedure.

In 2023, the total volume of gas transported to Ukraine through its western borders amounted to over 4.3 billion cubic metres, announced Dymtro Lyppa, CEO of GTSOU via LinkedIn on Friday. 

The first wind turbine at the Ostrovsky onshore wind farm in western Ukraine has been installed. The wind farm has a planned capacity of 80 MW, estimated to cover the annual power demand of around 50,000 households. 

The Joint Allocation Office has completed the first coordinated daily auction for booking transmission capacities on the cross-border connection between Poland and Ukraine. 

The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it has approved 166 projects of common interest and projects of mutual interest, including the creation of a hydrogen corridor between Ukraine, Slovakia, Czechia, Austria and Germany.

Ukrenergo announced last Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ingrid Capacity on the implementation of energy storage technology projects in Ukraine.

Gas Transmission Operator of Ukraine has reported 40 non-resident companies "actively using" the country's short-haul gas storage services between April and September, as the gas injection season ends on 31 October.

In September, the import of natural gas to Ukraine amounted to 982.7 million cubic metres, of which 56 per cent came from Slovakia, with most of the said volume transported by non-resident traders for storage, Transmission System Operator of Ukraine informed on Monday.

Westinghouse Electric Company and Energoatom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development and deployment of the AP300 SMR in Ukraine.

On Monday, a second aid package for Ukraine consisting of an autotransformer from Litgrid was delivered.

Ukrainian authorities and state-owned gas operators have conducted a risk analysis of Russian military aggression on European traders being able to store gas in Ukraine and re-export it to Europe under the stress-test scenarios for the 2023/2024 winter season.

In July, natural gas imports to Ukraine amounted to 589 mcm of which more than 99 per cent was stored in a “customs warehouse” and short-haul modes, Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine has said.

The European-Ukrainian Energy Agency and the Energy Efficient Cities of Ukraine association have commenced the implementation of the SMARTER4EU grant project, funded by the European Commission.

The Energy Community Secretariat assessed the draft legislation amending the Electricity Market Law and the Tax Code of Ukraine, both related to enabling the coupling of the Ukrainian and the European markets and the allocation of interconnection capacities.

The Tyligulska wind farm, being built amid the armed conflict in Ukraine, has officially been commissioned, the largest Ukrainian private energy company DTEK confirmed on Monday.

Energy Community Secretariat's Director and Deputy Director Director held a meeting with the Chairman of NEURC to discuss the recent halt in electricity exports from Ukraine to Slovakia.

The Slovak Transmission System Operator Eustream and the Gas TSO of Ukraine agreed to extend the terms of increased firm capacities until 30 September 2023.