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On 30 May-1 June 2018 the official Ukrainian delegation headed by Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Ihor Nasalik visited Copenhagen, Denmark. The visit was organised within the framework of the Danish and Ukrainian governments’ collaboration on energy and in accordance with the Agreement on development and action cooperation of the Ukrainian-Danish Energy Center (UDEC, http://www.udec.org. ua). The Ukrainian delegation was comprised of Olga Buslavets, General Director of the Energy Markets Directorate of Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine, Olga Belkova, Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety, Serhiy Savchuk, Head of the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine, and representatives from the mayor offices of Kyiv, Kalush and Chernihiv. The Ukrainian Wind Energy Association - the only non-governmental professional association included in the government delegation...
On May 23, 2018, the Auction System for Renewable Energy projects was launched in Kazakhstan. According to the Auctions Schedule, Auctions for a total 1,000 MW of installed capacity are planned to be held in 2018, divided by the following types of RE power plants:
Solar Power Plants - 290 MW;
Wind Power Plants - 620 MW;
Hydroelectric Power Plants - 75 MW;
Bio Power Plants - 15 MW.
The organizer of Auctions is JSC KAZAKHSTAN ELECTRICITY AND POWER MARKET OPERATOR (KOREM).
The First Wind Auction was held for the Northern Zone (Akmola, Aktobe, East Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Kostanay, Pavlodar and North-Kazakhstan regions) to select wind projects with a total capacity of 20 MW.
9 applications were received from Kazakhstani companies, with a single project capacity from 2 to 7 MW. The total volume of proposed capacity was 40.7 MW. The starting price for the Auction was 22.67 KZT/kWh.
Following the results of electronic Auction, the winners were determined as...
A meeting of the Working Group on the implementation of modern technologies for the assessment and preservation of natural complexes in the territories of the wind power plants was held in Melitopol on 21 May 2018 at the initiative of the Scientific and Training Center "Biodiversity" (director – Valeiy Siokhin) of the Melitopol State Pedagogical University. Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine Maksim Strikha, scientists from Melitopol State Pedagogical University and I.I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of National Academy of Sciences and the UWEA Board members- Andriy Konechenkov and Galyna Shmidt participated in the vent.
A significant energy event took place in Kyiv on 17 May 2018 - for the first time a New Energy Forum “Wind and Hydrogen”, organized by the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association and the Energy Association “Ukrainian Hydrogen Council” was successfully hold in Ukraine. The co-organizer was A7 Conferences. The Forum was attended by 300 delegates from 16 countries - representatives of investment companies, manufacturers of wind power equipment, national and international wind developers, bankers, lawyers. For the first time in the country the Forum was focused on combination of powerful wind energy and unlimited potential of hydrogen energy to ensure a sustainable development of Ukraine energy complex and transition to a modern carbon-free economy. Key Forum’s speakers included: Oleksandr Dombrovskiy, MP, First Deputy Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety, Ukraine, Sergiy Savchuk, Head, State Agency for Energy Efficiency...
Public hearings on the outcomes of the Environmental Impact Assessment conducted for Orlivska Wind Power Plant were successfully held on 24 April 2018 in the village of Raynivka, (the Orlivska Village Council) Primorsky District, Zaporizhzhya Region. The project will construct 100 MW wind power plant and 150 kV overhead power lines of approximately 21 km. The event was organized by the Department of Ecology and Natural Recourses of Zaporizhzhya Regional State Administration in line with Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine №989 “Procedure for conducting public hearings within the process of environmental impact assessment”. Representatives of local community (people from the villages of Raynivka and Orlivka), company Orlovskaya Wind Power Plant (DTEK RES), which implements the project and the companies – EIA developers participated in the public hearings.
On 19 April 2018 there was a round table “On Concept of Introduction of Competitive Pricing Mechanisms for Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources and Proposals Submitted to It”. This was a continuation of the discussions begun on 13 March 2018 by the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety. In his opening speech, deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Fuel and Energy, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety, MP Alexander Dombrovsky, stressed that “green” energy remained a priority for Ukraine. Taking into account modern European tendencies and in order to prevent negative experience in the development of “green” generation in certain EU countries, “a discussion has been initiated in Ukraine to find the tools and mechanisms for both investor and consumer to move forward under clear and stable rules." As a result of the round table the renewed Concept of Introduction of Competitive Mechanisms of Price Formation for...
On 10 April 2018, President of the Public Union Association of system support for Ukrainian reforms and technologies of Low-carbon Economy Vasyl Gureyev and Chairman of the Board of the Public Union Ukrainian Wind Energy Association Andriy Konechenkov signed a Memorandum of Partnership and Cooperation between the organisations (hereafter - Memorandum). The memorandum identifies the main aspects of cooperation aimed at future balanced development of the Ukrainian energy sector. The parties will promote the best world practice and experience of using low carbon technologies for electricity generation, in particular, wind, solar and hydrogen technologies. The document, in particular, provides for cooperation between the UWEA and the Association of System Support of Ukrainian Reforms and Technologies of Low Carbon Economy on: exchange of information, experience and materials on attracting investment, creating a favorable investment climate and joint participation in forums, seminars,...
On 13 March 2018, a round table “Implementation of Competitive Instruments for Purchasing “Green” Energy in Ukraine” was held at the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety. The head of sub-committee on electricity industry Lev Pidlisetskiy, MP, introduced a new concept of amendments to applicable law and transition to the auction model. The Ukrainian Wind Energy association provided its comments and proposals on the new concept. https://old.uwea.com.ua/uploads/docs/UWEA_20.03.2018_eng.pdf
On March 5-6, 2018 New York, USA, hosted Forum “Invest and Trade in Ukraine’18”. International investors and representatives of state agencies from Ukraine and the USA participated in various meetings and discussions focused on investment and trade opportunities in Ukraine and the United States. The Forum’s agenda included two sessions: Energy and Infrastructure. Leading specialists made presentations on opportunities and advantages of trading with Ukraine and investing in the national infrastructure and “green” power projects. Among the key speakers of the Forum Invest & Trade in Ukraine'18 were Volodymyr Omelyan, Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Andriy Konechenkov, Chairman of the Board, Ukrainian Wind Energy Association, Vice President, World Wind Energy Association, Maria Barabash, President & CEO, A7 GROUP, Katya Soldak, Editorial Director, Forbes International Editions, Ilya Ponomarev, Founder, Trident Acquisitions, Myron Rabij, Partner, Dentons Kyiv,...
At their meeting on 28 February 2018 the members of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Construction, Urban Development, Housing and Communal Services unanimously supported and finalised the revised bill No 6081 “On regulation of urban development activities" with regard to creating better investment opportunities in the sphere of generation of renewable energy” for the second reading (http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb2/webproc4_1?pf3511=61140). The bill drafted by the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine and Verkhovna Rada Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety will resolve the problem of ineffective reservation of capacities required to connect RES facilities to the electrical grid. “By now 4.2 GW of the total of 4.5 GW of capacities of the renewable energy facilities have been reserved for grid connection. The main problem is the perpetual technical specification for connecting RES facilities to the grid”, Sergiy...
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