KYIV. July 20 (Interfax) – The European Union and Ukraine intend to work on stepping up the utilization of Ukraine’s gas transport capabilities, the Ukrainian government press service said in a statement following Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman’s meeting with European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic.
“Volodymyr Groysman and European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic agreed to set up an expert group on enhancing the use of Ukraine’s gas transport capabilities,” it said.
On the Ukrainian side, the group will be led by Naftogaz CEO Andriy Kobolev, it said.
Sefcovic stressed the willingness to form such an expert team without delay, saying that there is a consensus in Europe regarding the utilization and support of Ukraine’s gas transport system.
Excluding the temporarily occupied territories the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol and part of the anti-terrorist operation zone. Data can be corrected. Source: State Statistics Services
KYIV. July 20 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrenergo intends to announce a tender to buy 25 more transformers, the company’s press service reported on Tuesday.
The press service said that acting Director Vsevolod Kovalchuk on July 21 will hold a press conference devoted to the announcement of the tender.
The press service told Interfax-Ukraine that the official tender procedure will be announced at the press conference.
The tender will be held via the ProZorro procurement system.
KYIV. July 19 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted a law that provides for the possibility of state Ukrainian aircraft enterprises’ setting up joint ventures (JVs) with foreign partners.
Some 241 MPs voted for relevant draft law No. 4809 on amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine regarding the establishment of conditions for international cooperation between aircraft entities and development of the national aircraft industry.
According to the law, the founders and/or members of such joint ventures can be foreign business entities, except for those located or operating in the territory of the state recognized an aggressor or occupant state and/or with respect to which sanctions are applied.
The act also provides for the extension until 2025 of state financial support to the system of sales of domestic aircraft through the mechanism of cheaper loans (partial compensation of interest rates).
It is expected the adoption of the law will allow up to 2020 to bring about UAH 5-10 billion of investment in the industry and increase sales by 20-25%.
KYIV. July 19 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine’s Ministry of Infrastructure intends to expand cooperation with U.S. Corporation General Electric in various technological fields, Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan has said at a briefing in Kyiv.
“We’ve signed a memorandum with General Electric about testing their locomotive in Ukraine. This is the best design, which is now in the world. We also plan to sign a memorandum on cooperation with General Electric not only in the railway sector but also in aviation and others. This company is known for its electronic solutions, engines. I think we’ll hold consultations in this direction,” the minister said.
As reported, on July 14 General Electric and PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia signed an agreement under which the U.S. company will pass a locomotive to Ukraine to demonstrate its capabilities on the Ukrainian railway.
The locomotive of American production will arrive in Ukraine in the next two weeks. It will be on display on the Ukrainian railways for 120 days. Ukrainian experts will involve it in domestic rail transportation.
KYIV. July 19 (Interfax-Ukraine) – PJSC Ukrgazvydobuvannia in the first quarter of 2016 increased tax payments to the consolidated budget of Ukraine by 6.8 times and topped the rating of the largest taxpayers in the country, the State Fiscal Service reported in the Visnyk Rating edition.
According to its data, Naftogaz Ukrainy, the parent company of Ukrgazvydobuvannia, ranked second, despite the reduction in payments by 8%, while PJSC Philip Morris Ukraine ranked third, it increased tax payments by 75%.
These companies are followed by another representative of the tobacco industry – PJSC B.A.T. – Pryluky, which increased tax payments by 2.3 times, Energomarket with a 62% rise in payments ranked fifth.
The top ten largest taxpayers also included PJSC Ukrnafta (increased payments by 4.7 times), tobacco company PJSC JT International Ukraine (28%), Energoatom (247%), PJSC Naftogazvydobuvannia (90%), and PJSC Ukrtatnafta (two-fold).
