The European Bank for restoration and development (EBRD) is not going to slow down the pace of cooperation with Ukraine in the energy sphere, informs the Ukrainian Ministry of energy and coal industry.

On Tuesday in the Ministry of coal industry of Ukraine held soveshenee Minister Vladimir Demchishin, the commissioners of the EBRD.

"Authorized EBRD assured that the European Bank for restoration and development does not wish to slow down the pace of cooperation with Ukraine. For example, During the meeting spoke about the current state of Affairs and new projects for implementation in the electricity and oil and gas industry ", - is informed in the report.

in addition, the meeting focused on accelerating the implementation of the project rehabilitation of facilities of JSC "Ukrhydroenergo" and prospects for new projects with OJSC "Ukrhydroenergo" and " Ukrenergo ", which is the project of construction of the Kaniv pumped storage plant and the expansion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant and in the construction of the line 750 kV Kyiv-Severoukrainskaya.

following the meeting, the Minister Demchyshyn gave the job to companies Ukrenergo and Ukrhydroenergo appropriate to conduct additional meetings with the EBRD about the future cooperation.

The EBRD and Ukraine fifteen December 2014 signed a credit agreement, funds which will be directed on modernization of Ukrainian gas transport system. The document provides for the allocation of 150 million euros for the modernization of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod.

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