On the margins of the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President of the Republic of Palau Surangel Whipps Jr.
According to the President’s Office, in the presence of the leaders, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Palau Secretary of State Gustav Aitaro signed a Joint Communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the states.
The meeting between the presidents was the first high-level contact between Ukraine and Pacific Palau.
Zelensky thanked Surangel Whipps Jr. for supporting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and invited Palau to join the implementation of the “Environmental Security” clause of the Peace Formula. “It is very important that you have found the opportunity to come to the Peace Summit. Thank you for your clear position. The issues being discussed at the Summit are important not only for Europe, but for the whole world,” the Ukrainian head of state said.
Schedules of hourly power outages on Monday, June 17, will be in effect from 8:00 to 24:00, NPC Ukrenergo reported.
In a message on Telegram on Sunday, the system operator noted that from 11:00 to 22:00, the restrictions will affect more consumers than at other times.
The reason for the restrictions is the projected increase in consumption with the start of the working week, NPC explained.
As reported, at the end of this week, another NPP unit went out for scheduled maintenance, which increased the deficit in the power system.
In January-May this year, DTEK Energo’s machine builders manufactured and repaired 606 units of mining equipment, including seven new roadheaders and shearers.
“Machine-builders also provided miners with 450 thousand spare parts and components,” the energy holding company said in a press release on Friday.
As the company noted, such volumes of necessary manufactured equipment allow it to continue laying a stronger foundation for the thermal generation to pass the next heating season.
“Debris removal and restoration work at thermal power plants damaged by the attacks continues 24/7. Everyone is working in their place. Miners and machine builders are also in their places. Miners – to extract enough coal for reliable operation of thermal power plants. And machine builders – to make sure that miners always have everything they need,” said Ildar Saleev, CEO of DTEK Energy, quoted in the press release.
As reported, in 2023, the company’s investments in Ukrainian coal mining amounted to about UAH 7 billion, which is almost twice as much as in 2022.
“DTEK Energo” provides a closed cycle of electricity production from coal. As of January 2022, the company’s installed capacity in thermal generation amounted to 13.3 GW. A full production cycle has been created in coal mining: coal extraction and preparation, machine building and servicing of mining equipment.
Innovative pharmaceutical companies remain in the top 15 leaders of the Ukrainian pharmaceutical market due to budget procurement.
According to the presentation of SMD analytical company, presented during the joint seminar with Arzinger law firm “Participation in budget procurement brings multinational pharmaceutical companies good results”.
In particular, budget purchases account for 68% of sales in Ukraine of Roche, 54% of Boehringer and 46% of Pfizer. At the same time, Yuria Pharm is the leader among domestic pharmaceutical companies in budget purchases, budget purchases from which account for 68% of total sales.
At the same time, the reimbursement program “Affordable Medicines” provides a significant volume of sales to such companies as Kyiv Vitamin Plant (KVZ), Astra Zeneca, KRKA and TEVA.
In general, Pharmak with a 6.1% share, Darnitsa (4.6%) and Yuria-Pharm (4.1%) remained the leaders of the pharmaceutical market in terms of sales in 2024.
Among foreign pharmaceutical companies, the leaders were Sanofi and Teva, which at the end of 2023 held 2.7% of the market each, as well as AstraZeneca with a 2.1% share.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo at the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland, the press service of the Ukrainian president reports.
During the meeting, Zelenskyy noted the Ghanaian president’s participation in the Global Peace Summit.
“The voice of Africa at the Summit is very important to us. Many discussions have taken place today, and we see the next steps that we will be happy to share with you,” the Ukrainian president said.
He also thanked Ghana for supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity from the first days of the full-scale invasion of Russia, in particular, during the voting for the UN General Assembly resolutions.
The interlocutors discussed the next steps in the implementation of the Ukrainian Formula for Peace and the possibility of holding a meeting dedicated to one of its points.
“The presidents instructed the teams of both countries to begin practical work on ensuring the export of agricultural products to Ghana,” the statement said.
DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko and Honeywell President for Central and Eastern Europe Przemek Schuder signed a memorandum of strategic cooperation at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin.
“The companies have agreed to explore prospects for accelerated recovery and maximization of DTEK’s capacities damaged by Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, implementation of energy storage systems and Honeywell’s advanced modular solutions for oil and gas processing,” DTEK’s website reports.
The companies will also cooperate in supporting DTEK’s overall long-term energy transition strategy by offering solutions to optimize and decarbonize energy production.
According to Timchenko, the expansion of cooperation with Honeywell will mark a new phase in Ukraine’s recovery process and strengthen its energy security and economic potential.
“Large-scale international partnerships are the foundation for Ukraine’s recovery, and today’s announcement is an example of how Ukraine needs actions, not words. Our energy system is under constant threat, and I am deeply grateful to Honeywell for its unwavering support in restoring and creating a new energy system,” DTEK CEO said in a release.
Schuder, for his part, noted that, according to its portfolio focused on three global megatrends, namely automation, energy transition and the future of aviation, Honeywell is an innovator in the introduction of technologies that accelerate the transition and automation of the energy sector.
“We are committed to supporting the industry’s urgent needs today, from resilience to optimization, and we are pleased to expand our cooperation with DTEK, which we highly value, to jointly find new ways to support Ukraine’s current and long-term energy needs,” he added.
DTEK said that its cooperation with Honeywell began in May 2021, when the companies launched Ukraine’s first Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Enerhodar, and now it will support DTEK in assessing Ukraine’s critical energy needs and provide recommendations on how to implement Honeywell’s BESS together with DTEK’s current systems.
Honeywell’s BESS includes a set of technologies for automating and managing the storage and delivery of energy to a microgrid or national grid. This is a critical solution for managing the distribution of electricity, including from renewable sources, DTEK explained.
