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USAID Administrator Power visited the energy facility to reaffirm commitment to Ukraine’s energy sector
On July 17, 2023, the USAID Administrator Samantha Power visited the Kyivteploenergo's (KTE) Combined Heat and Power Plant-5 (CHP-5) to learn how US-funded assistance helped Ukraine survive the winter and reaffirm the U.S. Government's strong commitment to keep Ukraine's energy infrastructure functional despite Russia's attacks.
October 13, 2023
USAID helps Ukraine improve domestic gas extraction
On October 11-12th, the USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) hosted a two-day Methanol Suppliers and Traders Coordination Meeting to establish a sustainable long-term approach to supply methanol from the European Union (EU) to Ukraine and improve Ukraine's domestic gas extraction.
October 10, 2023
Generators provided by USAID last winter will back up 41 Kyivteploenergo boiler houses
Last winter, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) transferred 137 generators worth about 40 million UAH to CU Kyivteploenergo (KTE), helping this Communal Utility to get ready for the first challenging winter during the war.
October 7, 2023
The USAID Energy Security Project supports local communities’ plans to introduce energy management
The USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) and Khmelnytska Oblast Military Administration conducted a roundtable on October 5, 2023, to discuss energy efficiency and how to introduce an energy management system in Khmelnytska Oblast, as well as review the efforts of local communities to develop energy efficiency projects under the Regional Energy Efficiency Program (after this - the Program) in Khmelnytska Oblast.
October 5, 2023
On the way to REMIT implementation: the Regulator approved the Procedure for Registration of Wholesale Energy Market Participants
The USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) welcomes the completion of the adoption by the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission (NEURC) of the priority group of regulatory acts aimed at implementing the European Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT).
October 4, 2023
Energy sector companies received technical expertise on the Ukrainian energy market coupling with the EU
On September 29th, the USAID Energy Security Project (ESP), jointly with EPEX SPOT, conducted the 5th and final workshop on the Roadmap and Capacity Building on Electricity Market Coupling Activity.
October 3, 2023
USAID Energy Security Project with the State Agency for Energy Efficiency discussed ways to support the increased efficiency of cogeneration, per the current regulatory and market frameworks
On September 27, 2023, the USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) held the fourth webinar in a series of events that are intended to provide key district heating (DH) stakeholders with guidance on cogeneration units (CGUs)- their potential, technical details on implementation, and prospects to further develop distributed cogeneration based on the current DH infrastructure in Ukraine. The event...
September 28, 2023
Biomethane: the USAID Energy Security Project highlights its support to Ukraine at the European Renewable Gases Forum
On September 27, 2023, the USAID Energy Security Project (USAID ESP) Gas Sector Lead Justin Goonesinghe and Gas Sector Lawyer Dmytro Pryschepa took part in Energy Community Business Forum on Renewable Gases, sharing their key takeaways from the ESP project to developing the related legislative framework for biomethane. USAID’s Energy Security Project aims to create a favorable environment for the...
September 25, 2023
69 cogeneration units for 23 district heating utilities and two universities this winter – new support to Ukraine from USAID Energy Security Project
On Wednesday, September 13, the USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) organized a roundtable discussion focusing on the use of small and medium-sized cogeneration to power critical infrastructure during the upcoming heating season. Various energy sector representatives participated in the discussion, including the Ministry of Infrastructure, the Ministry of Energy, the State Agency on Energy...