Nearly a third of Energy Chiefs believe ‘demand will fully recover in 2021’

Energy bosses suggest grid modernisation, digitalisation and more renewables should be among the sector’s top priorities post-Covid, according to a new report

EBRD, EU and Japan backs Kyrgyz Republic’s water infrastructure with €4.8m

The funding is predicted to help a water company save around 1.6m cubic metres of drinking water and 93,000kWh of electricity annually

Ukraine greenlights Chernobyl spent fuel facility

The project is designed to provide safe storage for more than 21,000 spent fuel assemblies of Chernobyl reactors

Floating solar project in Albania granted €9.1m loan

State-owned utility KESH will build the 12.9MW solar farm on the Vau i Dejës hydropower plant reservoir

London-based bank backs renewable energy in Egypt with $4.2m loan

It will finance the construction of a solar power plant, with a capacity of 6MW, at Dina Farms

London-based bank buys stake in Polish power producer Tauron

By 2030, the company aims to generate more than 65% of its energy from zero and low emission sources while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by half

EBRD and partners to provide $95m loan for 100MW wind farm in Kazakhstan

The project is forecast to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 262,000 tonnes every year

London-based bank lends €25m for energy efficiency in Ukraine

The city of Dnipro plans to refurbish around 100 buildings, including kindergartens, schools and outpatient clinics with energy-saving measures

London-based bank buys 25% stake in Transgaz subsidiary

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is investing €20m in Vestmoldtransgaz, the gas transmission company operating the newly-built Ungheni-Chisinau gas pipeline

London-based bank lends €51.9m to Ukraine’s largest natural gas producer

The financial support will help reduce the country’s dependence on imports