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March 9, 2018 www.intellinews.com
Ukrainians turn down the thermostat as Russia cuts off gas again
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Fears that Russia would stop sending transit gas to its European customers via Ukraine were not borne out despite Russian state own gas monop- olist Gazprom's announcement that it was going to break its contracts with its Ukrainian counter party Naftogaz.
Naftogaz immediately announced emergency
Power grid dispute between Serbia and Kosovo slows digital clocks across Europe
Valentina Dimitrievska in Skopje
The association of the European transmission system operators (TSOs) ENTSO-E has urged Serbia and Kosovo to immediately resolve a spat over their power networks, which has affected the broader European grid, slowing digital clocks across the continent.
Naftogaz announced emergency measures, calling on Ukrainians to turn down the thermostat.
measures, calling on Ukrainians to turn down the thermostat, switching some heat plants to heavy fuel oil and calling on its European friends to increase reverse gas flows. Naftogaz said that it needed to reduce consumption of gas by 5%- 10% to avoid shortages, but after the population
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Serbia and Kosovo, a former Serbian province that unilaterally declared independent in 2008, currently share their power network, which is connected to Europe’s synchronised high voltage power system.
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