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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.
June 15, 2023
USAID provided 20 emergency vehicles to help Ukrainian district heating utilities
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), through the USAID Energy Security Project, has provided 20 emergency vehicles worth about $4 million to help local governments and utilities promptly repair district heating networks damaged by Russia's strikes on critical infrastructure in Bucha, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kropyvnytskyi, Zaporizhzhya, Vasylkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Zhytomyr, Lutsk, Odesa, Bila Tserkva, Brovary, Rivne, Poltava, and Ternopil. Each vehicle comes with digging, cutting, welding, and safety equipment to allow energy workers to quickly repair damaged infrastructure and ensure that Ukrainians have access to heat and hot water both now and during the next winter season.
June 13, 2023
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine gave the green light to the implementation of European regulations on energy market integrity and transparency
The USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) congratulates the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the national energy regulatory authority (the NEURC), other stakeholders engaged, and all fair market players with the passage of the draft law No. 5322 on amendments to laws regarding the prevention of abuses in the wholesale energy markets.
June 12, 2023
The USAID Energy Security Project presented a Methodology for calculating penalties for violations in the energy sector
On June 8th, 2023, a draft Methodology for calculating penalties for violations of legislation and license terms in the energy and utility sectors was presented in an online event. This draft document was prepared for the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission (hereinafter – NEURC/Regulator) as a result of a two-year effort led by the USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) with the...
May 31, 2023
NEURC decision promotes the distributed generation and usage of district heating infrastructure in Ukrainian cities – USAID Energy Security Project
To implement the provisions of Item 12 Part One Article 58 and Item 8 Part One, and Item I Part Two Article 57 of the Law of Ukraine “On Electricity Market,” NEURC (after this referred to as the Regulator) approved changes to the Electricity Retail Market Rules having guaranteed the right of all retail electricity customers (both household and non-household) to sell the surplus energy generated by their own generating plant to the power supplier at a contractual price.
May 29, 2023
USAID Energy Security Project will assist Ukraine with translating the key energy sector-related acts of the EU acquis
Since 2018, the USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) has been supporting the Government of Ukraine (GoU) in aligning the country’s energy markets (primarily, their overall setup and core principles of functioning) with the ones of the European Union. Among other support, USAID ESP has been helping GoU address the pending transposition of the EU legislation (acquis communautaire) pertinent to the electricity and gas sectors and ensuring its further effective implementation in Ukraine.
May 22, 2023
USAID Energy Security Project and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine promote gender equality and inclusivity in the security sector
USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) has launched a collaborative effort with the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) to integrate the principles of gender equality and social inclusivity into the security and civil defense sectors. These principles are considered one of the most important aspects of the SESU’s key activities, in addition to emergency response and disaster management, rescue operations, rescue team management, and the overall organization of civil defense, emergency protection, and emergency prevention.
May 16, 2023
Ukrzaliznytsia received 105 generators from USAID to ensure uninterrupted passenger and cargo transportation
On May 16, 2023, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided 105 diesel generators to the state railway carrier Ukrzaliznytsia JSC. This assistance, worth $2.7 million, will help Ukrzaliznytsia, one of Ukraine's electricity Distribution System Operators, to back up the power supply to more than 100,000 consumers and contribute to uninterrupted passenger and cargo transportation within Ukraine.
May 10, 2023
USAID Energy Security Project delivered 667 generators for the needs of local councils and district heating utilities
Since the beginning of the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Energy Security Project (ESP), has delivered 667 generators of various capacities for the needs of local councils, district heating utilities, and educational and medical institutions in thirty-four settlements in 14 oblasts of Ukraine. This $6.2 million USAID assistance made it possible to supply heat and electricity to the Ukrainian people during the 2022-2023 heating season.
