The effect of the COVID-19 on electricity demand is not the most dramatic or newsworthy of the pandemic’s consequence, but electricity demand patterns have a lot to say about a country’s activity. France’s President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to curtail non-essential movements in the country as of Monday March 16th 2020 at 12:00 was a unique opportunity…
This article was first published on Global Gas Perspectives on 30 January 2019. Adding up the awards, Naftogaz won a net award of $2.56bn. Unfortunately for Ukraine, this is not the end of the story for two reasons. Gazprom decided not to pay the award and contested the Tribunal’s award and on June 13, 2018,…
Initially published in Global Gas Perspectives on 1 February 2018 The Naftogaz vs. Gazprom arbitration processes are a high-stakes game by any standard, and particularly so for Ukraine. Michael Grossmann Overview of Stockholm arbitration process Traditionally, the price of Gazprom gas to Ukraine, and the tariff Ukraine charged for transit were linked de facto, so…
