Ukraine’s gas system has experienced a series of major attacks over the past week. According to Bloomberg, 60% of gas production capacities were disabled.
If the situation with ~50% lower production continues in Oct-Dec25 (at last year's consumt&import), gas storage would be depleted by March 2026.
Russian oil flows to Hungary and Slovakia halted after presumed Ukrainian attack on Druzhba pipeline: www.reuters.com/business/ene...
From 2026, the EU's CBAM kicks into gear. Expectations are high - but will it really help Ukraine decarbonise?
In our new piece for @table.media, @gzachmann.bsky.social and I take a closer look.
Spoiler: not really.
What Ukraine does need?
💡A shared EU-Ukraine Transformation Fund.
Moscow launched a massive attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Friday morning. “Russia continues its energy terror,” Ukraine's energy minister wrote on Facebook.
Russia extended its gasoline export ban for another six months.
Background: In 2024 at least 10 large Russian refineries were hit by Ukrainian drones. In 2025 Ukraine attacked 27 Russian fuel and energy facilities. As a result, Russia's refining volumes fell to a 12-year low of 267 million tons.
Zwei Drittel der ukrainischen Energieerzeugung sind zerstört oder besetzt. Ihre Stromversorgung hält die Ukraine dennoch aufrecht. Zwischen Energie- und Sicherheitspolitik: Eine Einordnung, wie Europas zukünftige Ukraine-Politik aussehen muss.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/zwisch...
⚡️ The historic moment of Estonia leaving the Russian-fed power grid.
On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.
A line graph depicting the average number of days it took to install a gigawatt of solar energy capacity worldwide from 2001 to 2023. The vertical axis represents the number of days on a logarithmic scale, spanning from 1 to 1000 days. The horizontal axis indicates the years from 2001 to 2023. In 2004, the average time was about 1 year, which is marked on the graph. A downward trend shows significant decreases in installation time over the years. By 2010, it took under 30 days, and by 2015, just over 7 days. The most notable point is in 2023, where it dropped to about 1 day on average for installation. The data source is attributed to IRENA (2024), with calculation by Our World in Data, and the chart is identified as CC BY, indicating it is licensed for sharing and adaptation with appropriate credit.
In 2004, it took the world a year to add a gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day
Our new paper is published: Even a full disruption of Russian supplies to the EU can be compensated. 👇
#gas #Russia
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@elsevierconnect.bsky.social
Important report with up-to-date demand projections: iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/ee017...
This shows U.S. foreign policy over the next four years will only know one country: China.
Should Europe step up its efforts in domestic mining & recycling to bolster self-reliance? Probably. (2)
Trump's push for resource-for-arms deals in Ukraine and his persistent interest in controlling resource-rich Greenland have a background: For some materials, China holds a near-monopoly essential for global supply chains and renewables are a major driver of demand for these resources. (1)
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia ready to disconnect from #Russian power grid #energysky
Rising threats to undersea infrastructure in the Baltic demand swift, coordinated action from NATO and the EU, writes former Lithuanian national defense minister Arvydas Anušauskas in this op-ed.
Kyiv Post article outlining the most important reasons for the ongoing resilience of Ukraine's power system:
- A very mild winter
- Increased electricity import
- Improved air protection
www.kyivpost.com/post/46306
🌿 Ukraine’s Renewable Energy Tracker shows we are making progress!
⚡ Capacity: 8,773 MW (+238 MW since 2022)
✅ Businesses invested $150M in solar in 2023
💡 1.5 GW of foreign projects looking to move forward soon.
Ukraine is charging toward a sustainable future! razomwestand.com/res-tracker/
