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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...
November 29, 2023
USAID ESP Helps Ukraine Develop a Legislative Framework for Biomethane Export
Following the commitment to create a favorable environment to advance the biomethane market and facilitate the export of Ukraine’s biomethane to Europe, USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) gathered key stakeholders to present its Biomethane Development Project in Ukraine.
November 28, 2023
USAID will help Ukraine to reform its district heating sector
The Ministry of Communities, Territories, and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine and the USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve the district heating sector's resilience, efficiency, and competitiveness.
November 24, 2023
Сogeneration units to power critical infrastructure facilities in wartime
On November 23, 2023, the USAID Energy Security Project (ESP), in collaboration with NEURC, held a joint seminar devoted to the possibilities of using cogeneration units to power critical infrastructure facilities in wartime. This training seminar aimed to familiarize small and medium-sized cogeneration operators (up to 20 MWe) with regulatory changes that enable cogeneration plants to power critical infrastructure during power outages.
November 12, 2023
The Regulator learns how to recognize manipulation in wholesale energy markets
The USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) helped the National Energy and Utility Regulatory Commission (NEURC) launch a series of specialized training to provide competent employees of the Regulator with knowledge and skills in the practical application of the European Regulation No 1227/2011 on wholesale energy market Integrity and transparency (REMIT).
November 10, 2023
USAID launched the project on the resilience of power supply with distributed generation
The Distributed Energy Resources (DER) surge as an alternative to supply electricity to critical loads in the Ukrainian power grid and increase the reliability and resilience of the network. The deployment of DERs requires a strategy to coordinate the commissioning, optimize resources, standardize processes, follow a short-, medium- and long-term energy planning strategy, and accelerate the DER’s expansion across the country.
November 8, 2023
USAID Energy Security Project presented the portfolio of hydrogen and biomethane projects to the State Agency of Energy Efficiency
The USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) informed the State Agency of Energy Efficiency (SAEE) of the portfolio of hydrogen and biomethane projects aimed at supporting Ukraine's green energy generation capacity and transit to clean energy through the implementation of the European 'Green Deal,' improving in such way the country's energy efficiency and enhancing energy security.
November 7, 2023
USAID ESP helps GTSOU to modernize the company’s asset management system
The USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) and the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine (GTSOU) continued work on GTSOU's Asset Management System (AMS) upgrade. They launched the second phase of the TSO's AMS rollout after successfully implementing the first phase, supported by USAID ESP.
