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PRESS CONFERENCE “GREEN TASKS FOR THE PARLIAMENT”

On 16 September 2021, the Global 100% Renewable Energy Platform held a press conference “Green tasks for the Parliament” at the Media Centre of the Interfax-Ukraine News Agency.

During the press conference, heads of the leading RES associations, which are Founding Members of the Global100%RE Ukraine, voiced the list of legislative acts, which adoption is crucial for the achievement of carbon neutrality and stable RES development in Ukraine. According to Oleksandr Dombrovskyi, Chairman of the Global100%RE Ukraine: “There are great numbers of Draft Laws, which adaption is important for the RES development and natural resource management reform, still awaiting consideration by the Parliament. In addition, the consideration of some of them have been postponed for several years”.

Andriy Konechenkov, Chairman of the UWEA Board, noted the Draft Laws, which are highly expected to be adopted by wind power market participants and the RES market as a whole. During his speech he justified the importance of elaboration and adaption of the following Draft Laws:

• On Stimulation of Production of Electricity from Alternative Energy Sources under Market Conditions without State Support (Corporate PPA)
• On Development of Hybrid Power Plants from Renewable Energy Sources;
• On Improving Support for Distributed Generation (implementation of Net Billing system)
• On the Development of Wind Power and Hydrogen Technologies
• On Implementation of Offshore Wind Power Technology and Amendments to the Law of Ukraine on Environment Impact Assessment.

“Considering the fact that the EU constantly increases its targets on greenhouse gas emissions reduction and wind power generation, the Ukrainian energy policy should be in line with the leading EU countries’ policies. The main “green” task for the Parliament is to prevent politization of the RES issue in Ukraine, support their development and be a reliable investment partner in the international arena. The adoption of the above-mentioned Draft Laws, including the elaboration of the national Strategy on “green” hydrogen production using wind and solar energies, will attract great investments into our economy,”- Andriy Konechenkov said.

Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQipPBYlWLs