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The first year of operation under the new electricity wholesale market

Our 5th issue of the MEMO series now takes stock of the first 12 months of operation under the new wholesale market.

Sep 23, 2020

NPP Analysis - May 2020

NPP electricity generation in May was significantly below the economic efficient level. This cannot be explained by Covid-related demand decrease or a high RES generation share.

Sep 3, 2020

Project Impact

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.

Jul 28, 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.

Jul 15, 2020

Quarterly Monitoring Report

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.

Jun 10, 2020

Policy Briefing

The effects of COVID-19 on electricity consumption in 2020

2020 electricity consumption might decrease by 5% (best case) to 8% (worst-case scenario).

May 26, 2020

Monitor of Electricity Market Opening

Seven months of market opening - stocktaking

Frequent changes to the legal framework fail to address the structural problems. Loopholes undermine the market and speed up debts’ accumulation. Extended data transparency is an upside of the reform.

Apr 23, 2020

Quarterly Monitoring Report

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.

Mar 20, 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.

Mar 5, 2020

In the focus:

Ukrainian Electricity Market

Ukraine is aiming for a massive expansion of renewable energies (RES) by 2030. On the one hand, this requires new technical solutions to integrate RES capacities into the existing power grid. On the other hand, market mechanisms and regulatory provisions have to be adjusted. In Ukraine, these developments coincide with the transition from a centrally regulated electricity market to a market-based system.

In this focus section, we present our analyses on these issues in a compact and comprehensive form.

About the project

Low Carbon Ukraine is a project with the mission to continuously support the Ukrainian government with demand-driven analysis and policy proposals to promote the transition towards a low-carbon economy.

This project is part of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) on the basis of a decision adopted by the German Bundestag. The project is implemented by BE Berlin Economics GmbH.

Low Carbon Ukraine

Policy advice on low-carbon policies for Ukraine