Authorization
Addressing the current challenges faced by the RES Industry
which would define its future in Ukraine
On February 3, 2023, the UWEA jointly with other RES Industry associations of Ukraine called on the President of Ukraine to reaffirm the invariance of legislative guarantees for investors into renewable energy and contribute to eliminating the obstacles for RES producers and creating favorable conditions for the industry’s further development, in particular:
1)Expedite the adoption of program documents to lay the groundwork for the development of Ukraine’s energy sector and renewable energy in particular (National Renewable Energy Development Action Plan for the period up to 2030 and 2050 Energy Strategy);
2)Expedite the adoption of draft law No. 8191 dated 08 November 2022 “On Changes to Certain Laws of Ukraine” which extends the terms for the commissioning of renewable energy generation facilities under the power purchase agreements at the feed-in tariff concluded before 31 December 2019;
3)Support the initiatives of the Associations regarding the amendments to the applicable legislation which would enable electricity producers to restore RES facilities as quickly as possible using state-of-the-art equipment and produce electricity on mutually acceptable terms;
4)Expedite amendments to the applicable legislation in order to implement and support the circulation of guarantees of origin of electricity produced from renewable energy sources and, in particular, the adoption of draft law “On Changes to Certain Laws of Ukraine for Implementation of Registry of Issuance, Use and Revocation of Guarantees of Origin of Electricity Produced from Renewable Energy Sources”;
5)Ensure the review and subsequent introduction of a new tariff for the transmission of electricity to cover all the reasonable needs of NPC “Ukrenergo” (in particular, those specific to the payment of services aimed at increasing the share of renewable energy generation) in Q2 2023;
6)Expedite settlements with producers of renewable energy for the power supplied at the feed-in tariff and the services specific to reducing loads on the energy system — in particular, by using the loans provided by EBRD and other lending institutions; unlock the signing of delivery and acceptance certificates for the period between July and December 2022 between Guaranteed Buyer State Enterprise and NPC “Ukrenergo” regarding the services specific to increasing the share of renewable energy generation;
7)Expedite the approval of amendments to the formula for calculating the value of RES producer's imbalance in consideration of the opinion of the Supreme Court of Ukraine dated 08 September 2022.
“We would like to stress that the RES sector does not require government's financial support or subventions; it simply wants to be paid for the electricity it supplies on the terms provided by the current legislation of Ukraine. RES investors and facility operators all agree that the sector is playing an important role in confronting the energy crisis and desire to contribute to Ukraine's energy security today and building its energy future,” the joint RES Industry associations’ letter says.
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