Naftogaz group has signed memoranda with two Japanese companies on the modernisation of thermoelectric power plants (TPPs) and the development of a joint project in the field of wind energy. Source: Naftogazʼs press service Naftogaz signed the relevant memorandum during the Tokyo Economic Development and Reconstruction Conference.
Cabinet re-appoints Mishyn to Ukrzaliznytsia’s management. On Feb. 13, the Cabinet of Ministers re-appointed Anton Mishyn as a member of Ukrzaliznytsia’s executive board until March 31, 2025. As we wrote in Issue 84, on April 18, 2023, the Cabinet had appointed Mishyn as a new member of the company’s executive board for six months.
On Feb. 5, the Cabinet of Ministers set the basic dividend pay-out ratio for SOEs at 80%, but SOEs can choose to pay higher dividends. According to Oleksii Sobolev, Deputy Economy Minister, the 2024 state budget expects total dividends from SOEs to be more than Hr 66 billion ($1.7 billion). As we wrote in Issue 115, Naftogaz Group paid over Hr 90 billion ($2.4 billion) in taxes in 2023.
A Russian missile attack damaged two gas pipelines in Mykolaiv on the morning of 7 February. Source: press service of Naftogaz on Telegram Details: "Emergency dispatch teams of Naftogaz immediately began to eliminate the accident.
"We have recorded a large-scale cyberattack on one of the data centers used by our companies. The website and the call center are currently down," Naftogaz said.