“According to reports, the received funds will be used by the group of Naftogaz of Ukraine for the formation of sufficient gas reserves on the eve of the heating season”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
Minister Svetlana Grinchuk stressed that this decision is “extremely important” to guarantee Ukraine’s energy security.
It is reported that the received funds will be used by the group of Naftogaz of Ukraine to form sufficient gas reserves on the eve of the heating season.
Earlier this week, the Government of Ukraine reported that Naftogaz of Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) signed an agreement for a restored loan of € 500 million.
The government stressed that it will allow Ukraine to better prepare for the heating season and provide Ukrainian homes with warmth and light on the most difficult days of winter. Naftogaz Board Chairman Sergey Koretsky noted that this agreement is a clear signal that partners understand the scale of the threats that the Russian Federation creates.
According to the Ministry of Energy, in early August, the Russian military struck the gas infrastructure facility: the compressor station of the GTS operator of Ukraine in the Odessa region near the Ukrainian-Romanian border. This station was involved in a route that combines Greek LNG terminals with Ukrainian gas storage facilities through a transbalk pipeline, and has already been supplied by LNG from the USA and the test volumes of Azerbaijani gas.