On Monday, the electricity consumption limits in Kyiv will be enough to cover 81% of the capital’s needs, DTEK said in an update on stabilization blackouts for May 27.
“Kyiv, Kyiv region, Odesa, Donetsk, and Dnipro regions: as instructed by Ukrenergo, the outage schedules will be in effect from 06:00 to 24:00,” the company said in a statement posted on its Telegram channel.
It also emphasizes: “Kyiv. The limits set by Ukrenergo will be enough for an average of 81% of the capital’s needs.”
As reported earlier, on Monday, May 27, blackout schedules will be reintroduced for household and industrial consumers in all regions of Ukraine.
ADONIS Medical Group has launched corporate rehabilitation programs for demobilized employees of companies.
According to the medical group’s press release, ADONIS rehabilitation programs include a wide range of services to restore the physical, psychological and social status of patients.
Specifically, the program includes preparation for prosthetics and rehabilitation after prosthetic fitting, rehabilitation after gunshot wounds, shrapnel fractures of bones, burn injuries, including skin repair, and restoration of movement amplitude for contractures to maximize mobility after injuries.
“Initiatives like this not only contribute to the physical recovery of military personnel, but also impact their overall well-being and integration into active life. Companies like MHP set an example of civic responsibility and caring for their employees,” the medical group reported.
At the same time, ADONIS noted that it is ready to “cooperate with other corporations that value their employees and want to help them during this important period.”
“The return of servicemen to peaceful life is a difficult journey that requires not only physical recovery, but also psychological and social support. We develop programs taking into account the requests of companies,” ADONIS emphasized.
ADONIS is a network of private medical centers for adults and children. ADONIS private clinic was founded more than 25 years ago. Its network includes seven branches in Kiev and the region, including a rehabilitation center and a stem cell laboratory. Doctors at the clinic’s branches provide treatment in 65 medical fields. Under war conditions, ADONIS branches with surgical units provide quality medical care to military and civilians.
Business disruption is a serious threat to food and beverage companies, according to the Global Food and Beverage Risk Outlook 2024 by global consulting and brokerage firm WTW.
According to its website, nearly half (48%) of food and beverage companies cited business interruption as the biggest internal risk to their success.
This was followed by supply chain risk, cited by 40% of companies. Managing turbulence and potential disruption has become standard practice in the food and beverage sector, aided by global instability, conflict, climate change and the cost of living crisis. As a result, companies are cautious about their future.
More than 41% of food and beverage companies cited improving liquidity as the top strategic goal for the next two years, ensuring they have the financial resources to weather further shocks. Other key priorities include cost reduction, which 38% of companies focus on, and business stabilization (a goal for 35% of companies).
In addition, companies are increasingly questioning their ability to keep up with rapidly changing consumer tastes and preferences: 36% see this as a risk. However, this challenge also represents an area of opportunity, as companies can capitalize on the latest consumer trends.
Despite the challenges, food and beverage companies are actively working to improve resilience. Nearly half (47%) review their business continuity plans every six months and 31% do so quarterly.
However, more than a quarter 29% of these businesses reported that their insurance policies only cover property damage in the event of extreme weather, not including business interruption coverage, which is necessary for recovery and resilience.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on May 23 announced a tender for voluntary medical insurance of employees with an expected cost of UAH 18.709m for the purchase of the service, according to the Prozorro e-procurement system.
Applications for participation are accepted until 12.00 on May 31.
Tender security 561,275 thousand UAH.
As reported, the winner of a similar tender for VHI announced by “Ukrnafta” on May 25, 2023 with the expected cost of procurement of services of 12.048 million UAH was SG “TAS” with a proposal of 10.819 million UAH, in connection with which July 7 with it was concluded a contract for VHI.
The EU Council on Friday gave final approval to the new Schengen Borders Code, a set of EU rules governing the management of internal and external borders, as well as border controls for persons.
“Traveling in the Schengen area without border controls is one of the EU’s major achievements. With today’s vote, we have given Member States the necessary tools to maintain such borderless travel within Schengen while securing external borders, tackling irregular migration and public health risks,” said Anneliese Verlinden, Minister of the Interior of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU.
According to the council communiqué, this “reform plays an important role in making the Schengen area more resilient to current and future crises at its external borders.”
The regulation approved by the EU Council provides the possibility of adopting “pan-European measures that restrict the access of third-country nationals to the European Union in the event of a large-scale public health emergency.”
The regulation also introduces a procedure “to combat the secondary movement of migrants (refuseniks) from one Member State to another,” and offers solutions to situations where migrants are used at borders for political purposes.
The document explains the rules concerning the possible temporary introduction of controls at internal borders, ensuring that such actions will remain a measure of last resort when there could be “a serious threat to public policy or internal security”.
In such cases, EU states will have to assess the necessity and proportionality of the decision, as well as assess whether the goals pursued cannot be achieved by other means, Brussels explains.
At the same time, the revised code sets a maximum duration for which such controls at internal borders can be maintained. It can remain in force for a maximum of two years. In exceptional situations, internal border controls may be extended twice for a further 6 months, with the possibility of a one-year extension.
This Council Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall be directly applicable in EU countries.
Following the attacks on the energy infrastructure in March and April, Vodafone has decided to double its planned investments in energy independence this year. Following this decision, the company plans to purchase additional generating capacity and autonomous power supply systems worth UAH 438 million. Total investments in the network’s energy resilience in 2022-2024 will exceed UAH 674 million.
Vodafone is investing in new types of batteries for its communication facilities. To improve reliability and extend the autonomous power supply time of its base stations, the company has already purchased 13.5 thousand batteries of a new lithium-ferrous type (LiFePO4). Such batteries are much better adapted to harsh operating conditions with frequent and prolonged power outages. Vodafone plans to purchase an additional 4,612 such batteries in 2024.
In addition, Vodafone will increase its generating capacity. More than 1.5 thousand base stations are already powered by generator sets, including the company’s own stationary and mobile generators, as well as generator sets of partners and customers. During the war alone, the company purchased about 500 mobile generators and the auxiliary equipment necessary for their operation. In 2024, the number of generating equipment of various types will increase by another 280 units.
Today, more than 700 partner generators ensure the network’s operation during outages, and this number is constantly growing. Vodafone is open for further cooperation – companies that have a diesel generator set and are ready to share its capacity to provide communication for their company and other subscribers within the base station coverage area can send a letter to no_blackout@vodafone.ua. Vodafone experts will be happy to discuss the details of possible cooperation.
During previous emergency outages, the company has already used more than 1,094 tons of diesel and gasoline. Vodafone’s power engineers have also ensured sufficient diesel and gasoline reserves to generate electricity to keep the grid running during the blackouts. To minimize the risks of a shortage of certain types of fuel and diversify fuel supplies, including on a regional basis, the company has increased the number of wholesale fuel suppliers with whom it has signed contracts and made significant fuel reserves.
