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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 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.
October 31, 2023
USAID ESP helps the National Energy Regulator to calculate fines transparently
The USAID Energy Security Project (ESP), in cooperation with the team of the international audit and consulting company Ernst & Young, conducted a four-day training for employees of the regional offices and the central office of the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission (NEURC) to gain in-depth knowledge and skills in applying the new Procedure (Methodology) for Calculating Fines Imposed by NEURC (starting now referred to as the "Methodology").
October 27, 2023
Ukraine’s energy sector “on the road” to electricity market coupling
On October 25th, the USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) and EPEX SPOT presented to Ukraine’s energy sector and international partners a detailed Roadmap for electricity market coupling with the European Union (EU) markets and Moldova, as part of Ukraine’s electricity market reform.
