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Ukraine: gas imports from EU doubled in 2015
Ukraine doubled imports of natural gas from the European Union in 2015 and sharply decreased acquisitions from Russia, as stated by gas transport monopoly Ukrtransgaz on Wednesday.
read more... 07/01/2016
Czech minister intends to gradually phase-out hard coal mines
Hard coal mines in eastern Czech Republic will be eliminated by 2022 and the government hopes that the hard coal industry will slowly recover, led by cash-strapped miner New World Resources, as stated by Industry Minister Jan Mladek on Tuesday.
read more... 07/01/2016
Poland might deal with electricity supply problems if cold snap continues
Poland might deal with problems with electricity supplies in the coming days if the cold weather conditions continue while river water levels are low, as stated by Polish power grid operator PSE on Tuesday.
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Nord Stream 2 compromise probable if transit through Ukraine maintained
The intended Nord Stream 2 pipeline which would double Russia's gas export capacity to Germany might continue as long as Russia does not stop gas flowing through Ukraine, as stated by Czech Industry Minister Jan Mladek on Tuesday.
read more... 07/01/2016
China not to approve new coal mines until at least 2019
China, world’s largest coal consumer, has taken a tough decision to block any new proposed coal mines at least until 2019.
read more... 06/01/2016