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Ukraine and Norway have signed preliminary contracts for approximately $1.5 billion, of which $1 billion is the investment in renewable energy, Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman has said.

“Today, we’ve signed preliminary contracts for approximately one and a half billion. Of these, only $1 billion goes to investment in renewable energy,” the prime minister said on the Priamy TV channel on Jan. 28 during a working visit to Norway.

Groysman also noted that in addition to energy issues, the parties discussed issues of the economy, education and several other sectors of cooperation between Ukraine and Norway.

As reported, Ukraine and Norway signed a joint statement in the field of nuclear safety, “green” energy and energy efficiency.