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after the liberation of the respective regions. We plan to resume operations at about a hundred more stores in our network by the end of June.” According to him, 92 stores in the Kyiv, Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions have resumed operations in the last month. In addition to that, the ATB company has put every effort into opening stores in the severely damaged cities in the Kyiv regions of Bucha and Irpin.
9.2.7 TMT corporate news
Foxtrot stores have launched cryptocurrency payments through Binance Pay. Foxtrot's chain of electronics and home appliance stores has launched the ability to pay for goods in their online store and retail outlets with cryptocurrency using Binance Pay reported Speka. "This is the first integration of Binance Pay with an e-commerce partner in Ukraine. We will actively continue to develop in this direction," said the GM of Binance in Ukraine, Kyrylo Khomyakov. The new payment method is already available for online purchases. All you need to do is select Cryptocurrency Payment via Binance Pay on the retailer's website and confirm the payment in the Binance mobile application.
9.2.9 Utilities corporate news
The most powerful TPP in Ukraine has stopped working. One of the largest Ukrainian thermal power plants (TPP) in the Zaporizhia region has stopped working due after running out of coal. Zaporizhzhya TPP in Energodar was forced to stop working due to a lack of coal, which could not be delivered to the occupied city. The mayor of the occupied city also stressed that it was impossible to organize a regular supply of coal due to the occupation and constant fighting in southern Ukraine, which has destroyed infrastructure, including bridges and railway sections. The shutdown of the TPP will not affect the population of the city in terms of public services because it will be transferred to Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).
Ukrenergo received UAH 2B of net income in the first quarter. In January-March 2022, the National Energy Company Ukrenergo received UAH 2B net income and paid almost UAH 500M in taxes to the state budget, announced the Chairman of the Board, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi. "In the first quarter of 2022, despite the war, a sharp decline in electricity transmission, and UAH 2.6B of negative difference from exchange rates, the company reached UAH 2 B in net profit," Kudrytskyi said. He added that in the first quarter, the company had already paid almost UAH 500M ($16M) in taxes to the state, and also plans to send another UAH 120M ($4 M) to strengthen the Ukrainian economy and the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which are at war with the Russian invaders.
The Kharkiv thermal power plant is shutting down due to high gas prices.
Kharkiv TPP-5 is being forced to stop operations and preserve equipment in connection with the new gas prices set by Naftogaz Trading. The power plant cannot operate under the current pricing policy of Naftogaz Trading, said chairman of the Kharkiv TPP-5 Oleksandr Minkovych. From June 1, the gas supply company Naftogaz Trading has set new prices for fixed gas volumes for fuel and energy companies, significantly increasing them from UAH 7,900 ($247) to UAH 29,400 ($919) per thousand cubic meters of gas. Oleksandr
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