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USAID ESP Helps NEURC to Enhance Its Capacity to Implement REMIT
Ukraine's energy markets require considerable reforms to ensure their transparency and independence, strengthening energy security and paving the way for Ukraine’s integration with European markets. The Regulation on the Integrity and Transparency of the Electricity Wholesale Market (REMIT—EU Regulation 1227/2011) is an integral part of this reform.
The REMIT concept is new for Ukraine and...
December 10, 2024
Cogeneration Units Provided by USAID to State Communal Utility Lutskteplo Will Ensure Uninterrupted Heat Supply to Residents During Power Outages
Two cogeneration units, with capacities of 530 kV and 350 kV, delivered by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to State Communal Utility (SCU) Lutskteplo through the Energy Security Project (ESP), will provide uninterrupted heat supply to approximately 20,000 residents in 114 multi-story residential buildings and critical infrastructure facilities. These include 7...
December 5, 2024
USAID is helping the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine improve its asset management system
The Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU) spends the lion's share of its resources on maintenance, repair, and operation of its extensive network of facilities. To modernize the existing asset management system, GTSOU, with support from USAID, has developed and already tested a mobile application for equipment maintenance and repair (EMR).
The first equipment maintenance and...
November 20, 2024
Environmental, Social, and Governance consulting services for Ukrnafta
The USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) started Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) consulting services for Ukrnafta. The initiative aims to analyze Ukrnafta’s operations, benchmark them against best-in-class peers, establish an initial greenhouse gas emissions inventory, and outline key EU reporting requirements. These tasks will assist in identifying areas for enhancement, optimization,...
November 5, 2024
Open call for applications to develop preliminary feasibility studies for biomethane production projects in Ukraine
Biomethane has the potential to support Ukraine’s energy security of supply, decarbonization goals, economic growth and targets for distributed energy generation and use. In order to support the sector, the USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) is issuing an open call for applications for Pre-Feasibility Studies (PFS) for biomethane production projects in Ukraine.
The call aims to select five...
October 21, 2024
Q&A on REMIT Training
Following the Training on the EU REMIT, which the Energy Security Project organized together with NEURC on September 16 and 17, 2024, ESP received a number of questions from the participants of this training course. Its specialists, with an extensive experience from the EU National Regulatory Authorities have answered them below:
October 17, 2024
Ukraine Advances REMIT Implementation
On October 16, 2024, energy market participants gathered in Kyiv to discuss the progress, challenges, and next steps in REMIT implementation at a roundtable titled “Integrity and Transparency of Ukrainian Energy Markets: Practical Aspects and Implementation.”
The event brought together representatives of the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission of Ukraine (NEURC), the...
October 9, 2024
Ukraine Has Taken an Important Step Towards Implementing of European Energy Legislation
The USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) welcomes the Verkhovna Rada's registration of Draft Law No. 12087 “On Amendments to the Laws of Ukraine Regarding the Coupling of the Electricity Markets of Ukraine and the European Union.”
This Draft Law aims to transpose the Electricity Integration Package (EIP) into Ukrainian law.
The development and registration of the Draft Law in the...
October 7, 2024
USAID ESP holds discussion with NEURC, MinRestoration, and representatives of heat supply companies on key issues of distributed energy generation development
USAID Energy Security Project (ESP), together with representatives of the NEURC, the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development (MinRestoration), municipalities, and district heating companies, held a discussion on technical, economic and legislative issues surrounding distributed energy generation in Ukraine’s district heating sector.
Kathleen Kirsch, Deputy Director of the USAID...
September 26, 2024
USAID ENERGY SECURITY PROJECT LAUNCHES “ENERGY OF UNITY – ENERGY OF FREEDOM” CAMPAIGN TO RAISE UKRAINIANS’ AWARENESS ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF EUROPEAN ENERGY INTEGRATION
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Energy Security Project (ESP) launched the "Energy of Unity – Energy of Freedom" information campaign to raise public awareness about transformational changes underway as Ukraine continues European Union (EU) energy sector integration. The campaign highlights market integration-related benefits for Ukraine and ways to strengthen its energy...