The U.S government issued a rare public warning that sophisticated hackers are targeting energy and industrial firms, the latest sign that cyber attacks present an increasing threat to the power industry and other public infrastructure, according to Reuters.
The State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF) intends in December 2017 to once again try to sell 99.6% of shares in the Odesa Portside Chemical Plant (OPP), as well as go for a second attempt to sell 25% state-owned packages of shares of Odesaoblenergo, Sumyoblenergo and Donbasenergo regional energy companies.
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers in June will submit to the parliament a bill on the amendments to the 2017 budget, providing for the redistribution of UAH 15 billion for the repayment of debts on benefits and subsidies to district-level central heating providers for housing and utilities services consumed by the households, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said during a Q&A hour in the Verkhovna Rada.