May 27, 2021 — Policy Note Reaching Ukraine’s energy and climate targets This series presents ten Policy Proposals aimed at helping Ukraine reach its energy and climate targets.
May 10, 2021 — Policy Note Energy efficiency in public buildings – 50% retrofitting target until 2030 Deferred maintenance and repair investments reduce the value of the Ukrainian building stock. A long-term retrofitting strategy is required for residential as well as public buildings.
May 9, 2021 — Policy Note Low-Carbon Transport Policies for Ukraine Greenhouse gas emissions from transport have been slightly increasing since the year 2000. With the right policies, Ukraine can further decrease transport emissions and reach its mid-and long-term climate goals.
May 8, 2021 — Policy Note Towards a decarbonisation of Ukraine’s steel sector This paper considers the potential for decarbonizing Ukraine’s steel sector and gives policy recommendations that take into account the challenging international environment Ukraine’s steel sector finds itself in.
May 7, 2021 — Policy Note A socially sustainable coal phase-out in Ukraine A coal phase-out is an inevitable step for Ukraine on its decarbonization path. This paper proposes accompanying measures for the phase-out, aimed at dampening its negative impact.
May 6, 2021 — Policy Note Synchronising Ukraine’s and Europe’s electricity grids Synchronising Ukraine’s and Europe’s electricity grids will be expensive, but hugely beneficial. This paper discusses the challenges and potential benefits in detail.
May 5, 2021 — Policy Note Increasing RES electricity generation through competitive auctioning of feed-in premiums We propose regulatory changes that would reduce RES imbalances, ensure a more efficient dispatch of Ukraine’s electricity system and hence reduce the need for costly balancing energy.
May 4, 2021 — Policy Note Reforming Ukraine’s electricity market We assess the recent market development after the first year of market opening, and address a number of issues that we deem critical for ensuring the development of a stable, transparent and competitive market.
May 3, 2021 — Policy Note Phasing-Out Consumer Subsidies. Prospects and Challenges for Ukraine’s Natural Gas and Electricity Sector Fossil fuel subsidies have been a popular measure for governments, but have adverse effects. We propose a phase-out of consumer subsidies until 2022.
May 2, 2021 — Policy Note A revision of Ukraine’s Carbon Tax Ukraine’s current carbon tax is too low to effectively reduce emissions. We propose a carbon tax of EUR 39/t CO2 and discuss the implications.
May 1, 2021 — Policy Note Financing options for “green” policy measures This paper proposes tailor-made green financing schemes consisting of public and private funding. We elaborate on certain financial instruments typical for green measures such as green bonds.
November 21, 2019 — Policy Note 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.
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.
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.
August 19, 2019 — Policy Note Energy and Climate Policy Priorities for the New Administration Recommendations on making energy markets competitive, increasing RES share, structural change in coal sector and regions, investments in infrastructure, energy efficiency in residential sector.
May 7, 2019 — Policy Note 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.
May 7, 2019 — Policy Note 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.
February 20, 2019 — Policy Note 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.
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.
