Membership
Ukraine's 2022 implementation
performance and key energy
sector benchmark data
performance and key energy
sector benchmark data
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Overall implementation performance
Overall implementation performance 2020 - 2022
State of Energy Sector Reforms Even during the Russian war, Ukraine managed to advance acquis implementation is several areas including electricity, energy efficiency, environment and renewables. The biggest breakthrough was the synchronization of the electricity network of Ukraine with the Continental European power system, partially made possible by the country’s progress in electricity acquis implementation before the start of the war. In the gas sector, Ukraine fulfilled its transit obligations in spite of severe limitations placed on its transmission system operator, which cannot control all of its interconnection points with Russia.
The country’s reconstruction will have to go hand-in-hand with the green agenda, including the implementation of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures on a massive scale. Ukraine is moderately advanced when it comes to the drafting of the Clean Energy Package with the exception of electricity where drafting is yet to begin.
status: 1 November 2022
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Primary fuel mix
Primary fuel mix of Ukraine in 2020 (in ktoe)
status: 1 November 2021
source: EUROSTAT -
Gross inland consumption
Gross inland consumption of Ukraine in 2020 (in ktoe)
status: 1 November 2022
source: EUROSTAT -
Decarbonisation readiness
Decarbonisation readiness - 2021 Clean Energy Package transposition
status: 1 November 2022
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
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Implementation by electricity indicators
Implementation by electricity indicators
RECOMMENDATIONS / PRIORITIES Despite the difficult situation in the integrated power system of Ukraine due to the invasion of the Russian Federation, Ukraine should keep its efforts to stay on the path of electricity market reform and prevent back-sliding from what was achieved before the invasion. This concerns in particular ensuring a compliant certification of the transmission system operator and its financial viability, the transposition of REMIT and overregulation by PSOs and price caps. Furthermore, activities towards market integration with neighbouring EU Member States and Moldova should be stepped-up in line with the agreed roadmap for further market integration following the synchronisation of Ukraine’s (and Moldova’s) electricity network with the Continental European network, starting with the establishment of a compliant cross-border capacity allocation procedure. status: 1 November 2022
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Facts and figures
Ukraine: facts and figures in electricity
Description of data [unit] 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Electricity production [GWh] 155.414 159.350 153.967 148.854 156.601 Net imports [GWh] 48 31 2.699 2.285 1.694 Net exports [GWh] 5.166 6.166 6.469 4.754 3.495 Gross electricity consumption [GWh] 147.559 137.838 150.197 143.414 153.065 Losses in transmission [%] 2,7% 2,6% 2,33% 3,31% 3.51% Losses in distribution [%] 9,9% 9,8% 10,35% 13,37% 9.9% Consumption of of energy sector [GWh] 10.464 10.015 11.162 Consumption structure [GWh] / industrial, transport, services and other 83.907 84.348 84.983 81.353 86.877 Consumption structure [GWh] / households (residential customers) 35.020 36.494 35.236 36.554 38.778 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] 54.204 49.965 52.788 54.771 56.293 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / coal-fired 24.565 18.626 21.842 21.842 21.842 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / gas-fired 8.392 9.316 6.091 6.104,5 6.119 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / nuclear 13.835 13.835 13.835 13.835 13.835 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / hydro, total 6.229 6.170 6.297 6.673 6.124,5 Horizontal transmission network [km] / substation capacity [MVA] 78.753 78.700 81.678 83.178 83.925 Horizontal transmission network [km] 57.203 57.013 57.015 57.149 59.495 Electricity customers / total 17.356.645 17.475.739 17.593.443 17.591.058 17.743.951 Electricity customers / non-households 607.326 622.690 529.893 507.130 511.467 Electricity customers / eligible customers under national legislation 17.356.645 16.853.049 17.063.550 17.692.307 Internal market / electricity supplied to active eligible customers [MWh] 12.610.920 15.686.000 71.803.443 54.665778 79.910.194 Internal market / share of final consumption [%] 10,6% 13,0% 60% 68% 64%
source: Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry
note: 2014-2021 data excludеs the temporarily occupied territorу of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol and a part of temporarily occupied territories in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
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Retail market opening
Retail Market Opening
Source: Ministry of Energy, 2021 data estimated based on the Market Monitoring Report NEURC, compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Implementation by gas indicators
Implementation by gas indicators
RECOMMENDATIONS / PRIORITIES Ukraine’s gas market is now subject to martial law and functions in a heavily regulated environment. The main goal is to preserve the infrastructure assets, maintain control of domestic production and supply gas to households. Approximately 1,3 million households were left without gas at the time of publication of this report.
Ukraine fulfils its transit obligations in spite of severe limitations placed on its transmission system operator, which cannot control all of its interconnection points with Russia.
The previous years’ efforts to diversify routes and suppliers have started to bear fruit. Ukraine manages to purchase, via Naftogaz, small but critical quantities for the winter. Nonetheless, additional actions need to be taken to e.g. facilitate LNG routes and ensure stable import in the future. Implementation of the Storage Regulation will require amendments to the Gas Law and a certification procedure for the storage system operator.
Ukraine will have to re-establish the gas market reforms in place before the war, with derogations limited to the most vulnerable customers, and embark on a long-term sustainable gas policy. With the future bringing a different role for Ukraine as it ceases to be a transit country for fossil gas, the country should continue exploring options for low carbon gas production and its transport during the reconstruction period.
status: 1 November 2022
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Retail market opening
Retail Market Opening
Note: The weighted average level of market opening in the Energy Community was calculated assuming the full opening of gas retail market in Ukraine for the whole 2021. However the full retail market opening took place on 1st May 2021.
Source: National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NEURC), compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
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Facts and figures
Ukraine: facts and figures in gas
Description of data [unit] 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Natural gas production [Bcm] 18,89 19,12 19,73 20,9 19,75 Import [Bcm] 16,45 11,08 13,7 10,59 11,55 Stock changes [Bcm] -2,53 2,01 -2,62 0,82 -5,16 Total supply [Bcm] 32,81 32,21 30,81 30,68 26,14 Consumption of the energy sector calculated (heat and power plants, TSO' own consumption, losses and linepack change) [Bcm] 2,21
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2,37 n/a 4,5 Interconnectors’ capacity [Bcm] / total 480,6 480,6 480,6 1608,5 904,6 Interconnectors’ capacity [Bcm] / out of which bidirectional 21,40 21,40 21,40 63,9(66,0) Storage working capacity [Bcm] 30,95 30,95 30,95 30,95 30,95 Length of transmission network [km] 38.800 38.550 38.550 37.664 35.000 Length of distribution network [km] 294.845 309.460 n/a 285.191 290.000 Natural gas customers / total 12.294.262 12.270.950 12.396.866 12.435678 12.681.000 Natural gas customers / out of which: non-households 99.546 101.908 108.986 113.840 111.000 Natural gas customers / eligible customers under national legislation 12.294.262 12.270.950 12.287.880 12.435.678 12.681.000 Natural gas customers / customers supplied at market prices n/a n/a 103.601 108.463 Natural gas customers / households 12.194.716 12.169.042 12.287.880 12.321.838 12.570.000 Internal market / gas supplied at market prices [Bcm] n/a n/a 12,7 9,79 Internal market / share of total consumption [%] n/a 36% 35% 32% Final consumption of natural gas per sector [Bcm] 23,91 23,60 21,00 28,50 25,4 Consumption structure [Bcm] / industry and commercial customers 3,77 3,88 9,75 17,87 17,07 Consumption structure [Bcm] / households 11,56 11,75 11,25 10,63 8,33 source: Energy balance of Ukraine from Ministry of energy and coal industry, market data from ECRB, compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Implementation by renewable energy indicators
Implementation by renewable energy indicators
RECOMMENDATIONS / PRIORITIES The utmost priority for Ukraine remains the implementation of a functional market-based support scheme and financial stabilization of the guaranteed buyer. Following the settlement of the dispute in 2021, any further retroactive changes in existing support schemes should be avoided. The Government should provide support to help producers restoring damaged electricity equipment. Ukraine should as soon as possible designate an issuing body for guarantees of origin, sign a direct agreement with the service provider and start using the national electronic registry developed during the regional project. status: 1 November 2022
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Total renewable energy capacities
Total capacities of renewable energy 2021 - 2017 (MW)
status: 1 November 2022
source: NPC Ukrenergo, NEURC -
Shares of energy from renewable sources
Shares of Energy from Renewable Sources
Source: EUROSTAT
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Energy Efficiency
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Implementation by energy efficiency indicators
Implementation by energy efficiency indicators
RECOMMENDATIONS / PRIORITIES Even in the time of war, Ukraine kept progressing with adopting or drafting of energy efficiency legislation and policy documents. The adoption of the Energy Efficiency Law removed the long-standing issue of non-compliance with the Energy Efficiency Directive. Implementation of the Law and adoption of the Long-term Building Renovation Strategy should be prioritized. Ukraine should also focus on completing the assessment of its high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating potential as it can provide a good basis for future investments in this sector, also in the context of the country’s reconstruction after the war. status: 1 November 2022
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Energy efficiency indicators
2020 Energy Efficiency Indicators and Trends
Source: EUROSTAT 2022 data and Contracting Party's Reports
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Implementation of labelling Directive
Implementation of Energy Efficiency Product Regulation Overview
New labelling package adopted by the Ministerial Council in November 2018 was not assessed, as the transposition deadline expires in January 2020
Source: multiple sources of data (EECG reports, NEEAPs etc.), compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Environment
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Implementation by environment indicators
Implementation by environment indicators
RECOMMENDATIONS / PRIORITIES The exemptions for reconstruction projects, plans and programmes introduced by several acts should be fully aligned with the EIA and SEA Directives. Options for disclosing environmental information to the public concerned should be considered under martial law. Due to the currently ongoing military aggression against the Contracting Party and with particular regard to the attacks on the energy infrastructure, no recommendations are given with regard to the large combustion plants. status: 1 November 2022
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Installations and emissions from LCPD
Installations and emissions under the Large Combustion Plants Directive
* Under Decision 2015/07/MC-EnC, certain plants in Ukraine are entitled to use 40.000 hours for opted out plants. 59 plants fall into that category.
Source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
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Operational hours used from opt-out period
Amount of operational hours used from opt-out period
Calculations for the expected expiry for the opt-out period are based on current load factor. 1 January 2018 marks the beginning for the opt-out period.
Due to the large number of plants under the opt-out regime in Ukraine, the Secretariat provides merely an average for both opt-out regimes in its annual implementation reports (see tables below). The expected expiry of opt-out is provided based on this average, it however varies on a plant-by-plant basis.
Average of plants under Decision 2013/05/MC-EnC*
Expected expiry of opt-out period: December 2023 Remaining hours 11.262 Operating hours consumed in 2018 - 2021 8.738 *Under the regime of Decision 2013/05/MC-EnC, opted-out plants can remain in operation for a total of 20.000 operational hours until 31 December 2023.
Average of plants under Decision 2015/07/MC-EnC*
Expected expiry of opt-out period: December 2033 Remaining hours 30.968 Operating hours consumed in 2018 - 2021 9.032 * Under the regime of Decision 2015/07/MC-EnC, which amended Decision 2013/05/MC-EnC to reflect the special situation of Ukraine, certain opted-out plants in this Contracting Party can remain in operation for a total of 40.000 operational hours until 31 December 2033. The list of plants was adopted by Decision 2016/19/MC-EnC.
Status: 1 November 2022
Source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
