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Today, on September 5, 2022, the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association (UWEA) has addressed to the Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, the Director of the Secretariat of the Energy Community Artur Lorkowski, and the Member of the European Parliament Viola von Cramon-Taubadel concerning artificial barriers preventing the completion of the construction of new wind power capacities in Ukraine.
The UWEA raised the issue of the urgency of legislative amendments designed to extend the validity period of the relevant technical conditions for grid connection as well as the terms of commissioning these facilities under the existing PPAs at the green tariff.
Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine has put on hold the construction of wind power plants (WPPs) that were already in the development and construction phases. Given the fact that the construction of these WPPs could be resumed very quickly, in 6-12 months (depending on the project) they could start deliveries of green electricity to the Ukraine’s energy grid, thus partially compensating for the deficit of generating capacities that has arisen in the country as a result of the war imposed by the russian federation.
That is why the UWEA has initiated the process of extensive discussion related to introducing legislative changes to enable the completion of those wind energy projects, the commissioning of which was expected in 2022.
According to the provisions of the pre-PPAs concluded with the SE Guaranteed Buyer (national off-taker) in 2019, these wind power facilities were to be put into operation between February and December 2022. In other words, if these wind farms are put into operation after 31 December 2022, it will actually mean violation of the existing pre-PPAs by the RES investors.
Furthermore, additional legislative amendments should be adopted to ensure the parties to fulfill their obligations under the power grid connection contracts concluded between the wind companies and the NPC Ukrenergo before 31 December 2019. Indeed, if technical conditions under these contracts cease to be effective, it will result in the impossibility of completing actions required for connecting the electricity generating facility to power grid.
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the investors are asking the state authorities to extend the period of validity of the relevant technical conditions for grid connection and Pre-PPAs until 31 December 2024 inclusively, or for two years, as renewable energy investors have actually lost one year due to the full-scale war in Ukraine.
Today, on September 5, 2022, the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association (UWEA) has sent an appeal to the Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, the Director of the Secretariat of the Energy Community Artur Lorkowski, and the Member of the European Parliament Viola von Cramon-Taubadel concerning artificial barriers preventing the completion of the construction of new wind power capacities in Ukraine.
The UWEA raised the issue of the urgency of legislative amendments designed to extend the validity period of the relevant technical conditions for grid connection as well as the terms of commissioning these facilities under the existing PPAs at the green tariff.
Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine has put on hold the construction of wind power plants (WPPs) that were already in the development and construction phases. Given the fact that the construction of these WPPs could be resumed very quickly, in 6-12 months (depending on the project) they could start deliveries of green electricity to the Ukraine’s energy grid, thus partially compensating for the deficit of generating capacities that has arisen in the country as a result of the war imposed by the russian federation.
That is why the UWEA has initiated the process of extensive discussion related to introducing legislative changes to enable the completion of those wind energy projects, the commissioning of which was expected in 2022.
According to the provisions of the pre-PPAs concluded with the SE Guaranteed Buyer (national off-taker) in 2019, these wind power facilities were to be put into operation between February and December 2022. In other words, if these wind farms are put into operation after 31 December 2022, it will actually mean violation of the existing pre-PPAs by the RES investors.
Furthermore, additional legislative amendments should be adopted to ensure the parties to fulfil their obligations under the power grid connection contracts concluded between the wind companies and the NPC Ukrenergo before 31 December 2019. Indeed, if technical conditions under these contracts cease to be effective, it will result in the impossibility of completing actions required for connecting the electricity generating facility to power grid.
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the investors are asking the state authorities to extend the period of validity of the relevant technical conditions for grid connection and Pre-PPAs until 31 December 2024 inclusively, or for two years, as renewable energy investors have actually lost one year due to the full-scale war in Ukraine.
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