National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 24/09/19
Source: National Bank of Ukraine
Official rates of banking metals from national bank as of September 24
One troy ounce=31.10 grams
DTEK Energo has bought 73,000 tonnes of coal from a gas group from Columbia.
According to the company’s press release, in Yuzhny port in Odesa region W-Ace dry bulk carrier has already been disembarked, after which coal will move to DTEK thermal power plants (TPP).
As DTEK Energo Director General Dmytro Sakharuk said, Ukraine will face peak loads in October, so for the successful completion of the heating season the holding is steadily increasing coal reserves in the warehouses of its TPPs.
In total, DTEK contracted five bulk carriers with coal from Columbia. Three have already arrived in Ukraine, one more is expected next week, and the last will arrive in October.
As reported, as of September 20 DTEK already prepared 756,000 tonnes of coal in the warehouses of its TPPs.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a bill No. 54-IX “On amendments into some legislative acts of Ukraine on the certain issues of implementation of the overall weight control,” which was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on September 11, 2019, into law. “The document is meant to prevent premature destruction of the roads by overloaded vehicles, to reduce the cost of budget funds for their restoration, as well as to increase the level of road safety. It makes amendments to the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses, the laws on sources of financing of the road facilities of Ukraine and on road transport,” a Press Office of the President reported.
According to the document, a violation of the rules for driving large and heavy vehicles on roads, streets or level crossings is punished by a fine of 500 tax-free minimum incomes of citizens if the overall weight and weight standards are exceeded by 5-10%. If these standards are exceeded by 10-20%, a fine in a sum of 1,000 non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens is imposed. Exceeding the overall weight and weight standards by more than 20% provides for a fine of 2,000 tax-free minimum incomes of citizens.
In addition, the head of state signed bill No. 74-IX “On amendments to the Budget Code of Ukraine regarding the sources that set up the state road fund,” which was adopted by parliament on September 12, into law.
According to law, Budget Code of Ukraine envisages transfer to the state road fund of 50% of revenues from administrative fines for violation of the legislation on road transport if exceeding the overall weight and weight norms stipulated by legislation and 50% of revenues of administrative fines for violation of the rules for movements of bulky and heavy vehicles on roads, streets or level crossings.
The President’s Office noted that the entry into force of the law would allow raising additional resources to finance the road industry and introducing measures to ensure road safety.
DTEK Oil&Gas B.V. has acquired shares of PrJSC DTEK Kyiv Electromerezhi in an amount of 4.000395% of a charter capital and jointly with the affiliated persons became an owner of a majority stock holding of this enterprise in an amount of 97.936969% of a charter capital or 106.129 million shares.
“The highest share price at which the company or its affiliates acquired shares of the company during the 12 months, preceding the acquisition date of the majority stock holding taking into account the date of acquisition, is UAH 9.31 (at a face value of UAH 0.2),” DTEK Oil&Gas B.V. reported.
According to the new ownership structure, DTEK B.V. owns 72.934662%, Ornex Limited – 20.999605%, DTEK Oil & Gas B.V. – 4,000395% and Oil & Gas Overseas Trading B.V. – 0.002307%.
DTEK Kyiv Electromerezhi is a part of DTEK Networks (established in 2018) that deals with electricity distribution and that includes another six enterprises: DTEK Dnipro Grids, DTEK Donetsk Grids, DTEK Grid Transmission Systems, and DTEK ENE Energovuhillia, Kyivoblenergo and Odesaoblenergo. The company provides services for 5.4 million housing entities and 150,000 enterprises.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the United States to participate in the 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the press service of the Office of the President reported in the Telegram channel.
“Zelensky will deliver a speech during the general debate of the UN General Assembly, and will also take part in the Sustainable Development Goals Summit,” the press service said.
In New York, Zelensky will hold a series of bilateral meetings with foreign leaders, including with U.S. President Donald Trump.
In addition, during the visit, the head of the Ukrainian state will meet with leaders of the Ukrainian community in the United States, as well as with representatives of American business circles.
