CBAM and Electricity Sector: Pathway for Ukraine
On April 11th, Rouven Stubbe participated in an online event organized by the European-Ukrainian Energy Agency, with participants from the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy and GIZ on the implications of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for Ukraine’s electricity sector. The presentation was based on the corresponding Policy Briefing. Key insights provided: – Impact on
Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue
Berlin Economics had the opportunity to take part on a panel at the Cooperation Dialogue: Forum for Energy and Climate Partnerships, an official side event of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2024. The panel on Ukraine focused on financing the green energy transition amidst the ongoing war and beyond, especially within the context of the
Presentation of CBAM and ETS studies in Kyiv
On March 7th, LCU consultant and energy economist Rouven Stubbe presented the policy studies on the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the upcoming Emissions Trading System of Ukraine to an audience of energy professionals from public and private energy companies, the Market Operator, transmission system operator Ukrenergo, the Regulator and representatives from relevant
LCU at Café Kyiv
Amidst the ongoing Russian invasion, Ukraine finds itself at a critical juncture, grappling with immediate wartime imperatives while striving to advance its long-term climate policy objectives. The panel discussion “Fighting Two Evils at Once – Long-Term Climate Policy in Times of War,” at Café Kyiv, shed light on the intricate interplay between these pressing demands
LCU presenting proposal on ETS scheme for Ukraine at joint event with GIZ
On February 8th, Low Carbon Ukraine presented its proposal on an effective Ukrainian ETS system in an online event, jointly organised by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the Ukrainian Climate Office, the Ukrainian Ministry of Environmental Resources and Natural Protection and Low Carbon Ukraine (LCU). LCU project leader Robert Kirchner delivered some introductory
“Ukraine: Energy in the Spotlight Revisited” at University of St. Andrews
The Ukrainian electricity system has withstood unprecedented and targeted attacks by the Russian aggressor over the past two years. It has remained largely functional, even though there have been repeated temporary and localised power outages, such as during last winter. The coming winter will nevertheless be a challenge – around 50% of all power generation
Rouven Stubbe quoted in Tagesspiegel Background
Siemens Energy has been in the news recently. The branch of the Siemens Corporation plays a critical role in providing Ukraine with emergency deliveries of power grid technology.
German-Ukrainian Energy Day 2023
The Russian war has severely impacted Ukraine’s energy sector, damaging critical infrastructure and causing disruptions in energy supplies. Whilst the system has shown remarkable resilience, the war has highlighted the vulnerability of Ukraine’s centralized energy system, emphasizing the need for immediate action to decentralize energy supply and diversify the energy mix. Transitioning to renewable energy
NDCs and Recovering Green: How to prepare and implement long-term Climate Policies in Times of War
Rouven Stubbe, energy economist and consultant at the Low Carbon Ukraine project participated in a hot seat panel discussion at yesterday’s IKI conference on “NDCs and Recovering Green: How to prepare and implement long-term Climate Policies in Times of War”. Making climate policy under high political and economic uncertainty as well as fiscal constraints is
Rouven Stubbe participation at the European-Ukranian Energy Day in Vienna
Rouven Stubbe, consultant at Berlin Economics and energy expert at the Low Carbon Ukraine project delivered a speech at the European-Ukrainian Energy Day in Vienna on September 28, 2023. Subsequently, he participated in a panel discussion on “Energy security and building back better: Energy efficiency as part of energy security strategy and a tool for
Interview with the 100GREEN YouTube channel
In September 2023, LCU team leader Robert Kirchner participated in an expert interview with the 100GREEN YouTube channel, where he discussed the origins of the LCU project and its role in Ukraine’s energy transformation, the importance of European climate legislation for Ukrainian businesses, as well as Ukraine’s future development.
Roundtable “Keeping the lights on in times of grid outages” – Renewables for emergency power supply
On April 25th, Low Carbon Ukraine, the German Energy Agency (dena), the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation organised a joint online roundtable titled: “Keeping the lights on in times of grid outages”, which brought together a wide range of experts covering both the analytical and practical aspects
Interview with Polish newspaper “Krytyka Polityczna”
Polish newspaper “Krytyka Polityczna” has recently published an in-depth interview with our energy economist and consultant Rouven Stubbe. He discusses opportunities and challenges for Ukraine’s green post-war reconstruction, Ukraine’s potential role in a progressively decarbonising European economy and the future of German-Ukrainian energy cooperation.
Roundtable with Ukrainian Deputy Energy Minister on the strategic vision for Ukrainian Energy sector and pathways towards a green energy transition
Within the framework of the German-Ukrainian Energy Partnership, Low Carbon Ukraine and the German Energy Agency (dena) organized a closed-door roundtable on the 29th of March with Ukrainian Deputy Energy Minister Yaroslav Demchenkov and leading German and Ukrainian expert organisations on the recovery of the Ukrainian energy sector and pathways towards a green reconstruction. Ukraine’s
Cafe Kyiv – We Choose Freedom
24 February 2023 marked the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. To mark this tragic day, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung joined forces with partner organisations in an event that would temporarily transform Berlin‘s historic Cafe Moskau into Cafe Kyiv. “Cafe Kyiv – We Choose Freedom” was a one-day event featuring various discussion panels and workshops on
Save the date: “Café Kyiv – We choose freedom” on February 27th with the German Economic Team
The German Economic Team moderates one panel on February 27th at the KAS-event “Café Kyiv – We choose freedom” on economic challenges and reconstruction after the war. February 24th marks the anniversary of the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On February 27th, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation invites you to the premises at Karl-Marx-Allee
Interview with T-Online
Winter is coming and Russia is deliberately targeting power plants and supply lines in Ukraine. Rouven Stubbe, energy economist and expert on energy and climate policy in Ukraine at “Berlin Economics” discussed possible scenarios with T-Online, as well as possible courses of action for Germany and the EU to support Ukraine in this critical phase
Rouven Stubbe: Nuclear safety at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Today, on August 29, 2022, LCU expert Rouven Stubbe spoke with radio station Bayern 2 regarding nuclear safety at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the risk of blackouts in southern Ukraine and the rest of Europe in case of a disconnection of the plant from Ukraine’s power grid, as well as the longer-term perspectives
Ukraine’s place in the EU’s common energy policy: recipient of practices or initiative partner?
On 26 June 2022, LCU consultant Rouven Stubbe has participated in an expert interview with the NGO Ukrainian Prism on the subject of “Ukraine’s place in the EU’s common energy policy: recipient of practices or initiative partner?”. Rouven Stubbe explained Ukraine’s short-term challenges in the upcoming heating season in the context of the war as
“The danger of a nuclear incident, that is what our Ukrainian interlocutors fear the most at the moment”. Rouven Stubbe on the situation at Zaporizhnia Nuclear Power Plant
The shelling of Zaporizhnia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, has lead to grave concerns. While the overall stability of the European grid seems secure, destruction of power lines can have severe consequences for the reactor cooling system.
Putting the green reconstruction of Ukraine into action: Requirements for programme design and policy
On 13 July 2022, VoxUkraine published an article from David Saha, Pavel Bilek, Rouven Stubbe and Manuel von Mettenheim, Anna Ackermann, Anna Danyliak and Viktoriia-Anna Oliinyk on “Putting the green reconstruction of Ukraine into action: Requirements for programme design and policy”. The article is based on the published in July 2022. Several crucial themes for
OECD Annual Meeting of the GREEN Action Task Force
On 30 June 2022, the Low Carbon Ukraine team participated in the Annual meeting of the Green Task Force organized by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). For more than 20 years, the OECD has been supporting the countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) to green their economies through
Ecoaction Event
On 23 June 2022, the Low Carbon Ukraine team participated in a discussion on the “War in Europe: Prospects for clean energy transition and Ukraine’s green post-war reconstruction”. The event was organised by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (ISSD), Ecoaction and other partner organisations. Participants shared their knowledge, experience, and ideas on the current
AHK Event
On 9th June 2022, the Low Carbon Ukraine team has participated at an event of AHK Ukraine on “Green Reconstruction of Ukraine: German outlook”. David Saha presented LCU’s policy briefing on “Economic Reasons for a Green Reconstruction of Ukraine” and discussed preliminary results from the industry session of LCU’s join roundtable conference with Ecoaction and
Economic reasons for a green reconstruction programme for Ukraine
On 09 June 2022, VoxUkraine published an article from David Saha, Pavel Bilek, Rouven Stubbe and Manuel von Mettenheim on “Economic reasons for a green reconstruction programme for Ukraine”. The article is based on the published in May 2022. Ukrainian infrastructure has suffered massive damage due to the Russian hostilities, with recent estimates putting the
LCU hosted green reconstruction roundtable with Ukrainian civil society
On 31 May, the Low Carbon Ukraine team, Ecoaction and Bankwatch jointly organised an online roundtable to discuss the options for a green reconstruction of Ukraine. Around 60 participants, incl. experts from non-governmental organizations, think tanks and international companies, took part in the roundtable. David Saha, Head of Energy and Climate at Berlin Economics, presented
Rouven Stubbe, Georg Zachmann: Towards a green modernisation programme for Ukraine
Ukraine recently committed to carbon neutrality in 2060 and signalled support for the European Green Deal aiming for net zero emissions by 2050. On the course of its decarbonisation and the country’s path towards the EU, it will need to adopt the stricter environmental rules and standards introduced by the Green Deal. At the same time, it will need to restructure its coal sector, which is heavily subsidised, loss-making and environmentally harmful.
Policy Event “Reaching Ukraine’s energy and climate targets”
Our policy event “Reaching Ukraine’s energy and climate targets”, organized together with the NGO “DixiGroup” in Kyiv, was a complete success. 240 participants attended the meeting, and another 200+ visitors watched the livestreams.
LCU submitted draft for Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)
On July 22, LCU submitted a draft of the “Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan” to the Ministry of Energy. As a Contracting Party of the Energy Community, Ukraine committed to submit a NECP by the end of 2020.
Energy Strategy 2035. Implementation progress Mar-May 2020
Anti-crisis measures in electricity sector. Ukrenergo certification. Gas market. RES support scheme. Electricity market opening. Electricity consumption decrease due to Covid-19.
The effects of COVID-19 on electricity consumption in 2020
2020 electricity consumption might decrease by 5% (best case) to 8% (worst-case scenario).
Energy Strategy 2035. Implementation progress Nov 2019 – Feb 2020
Progress of Ukraine’s 2050 Green Energy Transition Concept. Legislative amendments to the electricity market. FIT restructuring issues. Signing of gas transit deal. Regulatory framework on energy storage. Carbon taxation.
Recommendations on energy storage
Ukraine’s electricity market does not need state support for energy storage projects. It needs a properly working electricity market aligned with the EU 4th Energy Package to boost the flexibility of the grid.
Electricity for all
Basic technological & economic features of electricity markets (in EU countries). Challenges in market development: new forms of trading, sector coupling and digitalisation.
Limiting the cost of feed-in-tariff subsidies
Assessment of feed-in-tariff, related expenditures for RES, current scheme of financing, impact on state budget and electricity prices. Analysis of risks of retroactive change in support scheme.
Energy Strategy 2035: Lessons learnt from implementation
Assessment of the progress on the ESU 2035 action plan implementation, analysis of gaps, barriers and the lessons learned, providing recommendations on further improvement of the process.
Aspects of RES-support in Ukraine
The Ukrainian electricity system can absorb fluctuations of higher RES shares and support a further expansion with RES auctions.
Limiting the cost of feed-in-tariff subsidies
The rising cost of RE support pushes electricity prices beyond affordable level in Ukraine. Yet the revision of the established FIT scheme should be carefully designed and consider potential risks.
The Benefits of RES Curtailment in Ukraine
Analysis of curtailment as a flexibility option in the short and long run, including mitigation of the ‘green-coal paradox’ and comparison with hardware solutions. Overview of curtailment experiences across the world.
Electricity Market Opening – assessment of latest regulations
Before the deadline for electricity market opening, Ukraine’s official work hard to patch the holes in the upcoming regulatory framework. Does it help or constraints the future market?
Summary: Risks of opening the Ukrainian Electricity Market
Ukraine is about to liberalise its electricity market. Yet the devil is in the details: the rules are far from perfect and key players are not ready. What are the risks?
Challenges of the Electricity Market Reform
Analysis of implementation challenges related to wholesale market reform, in particular preparation, coordination, issues of market design, concentration and liquidity.
Debts in the Ukrainian Electricity System
Accumulated debt poses a major obstacle on the way towards a new electricity market. A solution to this problem needs to be found before the new market design is introduced.
Energy and Climate Targets – An Overview
Key messages: Multitude of energy & climate obligations must be coordinatedRES share surpasses unambitious targetsDiffering indicators in national strategies – risk to cause confusionProgress in energy intensity – but still a long way aheadEmission targets are not ambitious
Ukraine’s National Energy and Climate Plan
Introduction to the development of National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) for Ukraine, namely timeline and structure of the document.