Russian War Against Ukraine: Energy Dimension (daily updating DiXi Group alert)
February 27
Summary
— On the night of February 27, the Russian military attacked Ukraine with drones, no information on damage to infrastructure was reported.
— The Kherson CHP resumed operations after Russian shelling on February 23-24, buildings are being reconnected to the district heating system.
— According to DTEK, on February 27, as a result of emergency disconnection of the high-voltage line, almost all districts of the city of Odesa and the Odesa district will be temporarily offline. According to the Ministry of Energy, as of 12:00 about 500,000 consumers are left with no power supply.
— The President Volodymyr Zelenskyi emphasized that Ukrainian diplomats and the entire government are working to extend global and, in particular, European sanctions to the Russian nuclear industry, Rosatom, and all those involved in the missile program and nuclear blackmail of the terrorist state. He also signed three decrees on the sanctions on a number of Russians.
— As the Head of the Presidential Office Andrii Yermak informed, during the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud visit, two documents were signed that formalized the provision of a 400 million USD aid package to Ukraine: 100 million USD in humanitarian aid and 300 million USD in oil products
— The Verkhovna Rada has adopted several laws: on transfer of the Recovery Fund from the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, on mandatory appointment of multi-apartment buildings’ managers (after the end of martial law), on development of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, on development of highly efficient cogeneration, on corporatization of Energoatom.
— The Cabinet of Ministers has reduced the list of exceptions introduced during martial law, which allow public procurement without transparent tenders. The government also approved the 2023-2030 Strategy for the Development of Industrial Parks.
— The NEURC announced a meeting on March 1, where it plans to consider a preliminary decision on certification of the gas storage operator.
