July 15, 2020 — Policy Briefing Regulating Curtailment Curtailing and compensating RES can be cheaper than taking up 100% of RES electricity through investment into conventional plant park or transmission. Regulating Curtailment (01/20/2020, PB, en)
March 5, 2020 — Policy Evaluation 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. Energy storage (03/05/2020, PE, en)
November 21, 2019 — Policy Note 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. Review of Energy Strategy (11/21/2019, PN, en)
August 19, 2019 — Policy Note 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. Benefits of RES Curtailment (08/19/2019, PN, en)
June 27, 2019 — Policy Briefing 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? Market Opening: Latest Regulations (06/27/2019, PB, en)
May 28, 2019 — Policy Briefing 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? Summary Market Opening Risks (05/28/2019, PB, en)
March 29, 2019 — Policy Briefing RES auctions in Ukraine Quota Sizing 25% of electricity generation can come from Renewables in 2035 when annually installing around 500MW, what seems realistically as of today. RES auctions: Quota Sizing (03/29/2019, PB, en)
March 28, 2019 — Policy Briefing Local curtailment charges for RES The concentration of wind and solar plants in high-yield regions increases balancing needs and grid constraints. We recommend introducing a transparent curtailment charge mechanism. RES: Local curtailment charges (03/28/2019, PB, en)
February 20, 2019 — Policy Note The Draft Law on Renewable Energy Sources Recommendations: Dynamically adjusting FIT based on project duration. Incentives for a smart & grid-friendly location selection. FIT reduction in 2019 to contain costs. Draft Law on RES (02/20/2019, PN, en)
