2020 - page 2

2020 - page 2

In this issue: Along with the struggle to get payments for balancing services, gas TSO is working on various areas of using the system in a long term In the first days of the heating season, the government suddenly changed the PSO regulation concerning gas supply to cogeneration plants The government approved the ownership policy […]

29 October 2020

Why is transparency and open data in the extractive industry important? (infographics) DiXi Group has prepared a series of infographics detailing why the use of EITI and the opening of  agreements (PSA) is beneficial for the country, the myths about disclosure of contracts, and why gender issues are important for reports.      

29 October 2020

In this issue: Key stakeholders are joining efforts to develop a liquid short-term gas market in Ukraine… The regulator is getting closer to gradually setting RAB electricity distribution tariffs despite the resistance from some DSOs… The government is beginning to fulfil its declarations concerning transformation of coal regions, but it still has not published a […]

21 October 2020

In this issue: The combination of market and regulatory factors in the electricity market may cause a price ‘resonance’… The signs of pressure on the energy regulator as regards sensitive decisions are an alarming signal and a threat to its independence… Amid the expected decline of Russian gas transit, Gas TSO of Ukraine intensified activity […]

15 October 2020

In this issue: Despite simpler procedure of switching to another supplier, development of the retail gas market for households is characterized by “developmental disorders”… The start of heating season may be complicated, first of all, by financial challenges – in particular, the outstanding debts of district heating companies (DHCs) for gas… Taking advantage of favorable […]

07 October 2020

In this issue: The presidential decree concerning development of nuclear energy contains controversial initiatives of changing the subordination of Energoatom and finishing construction of Khmelnytskyi NPP units… The gas market demonstrates progress in development of daily balancing and in combating abuses, even while the regulator considers postponing the neutrality charge… Ukraine’s gas infrastructure enjoys high […]

01 October 2020

In this issue: The parliament has preliminarily approved a law enabling Gas TSO of Ukraine (GTSOU) to purchase gas for balancing needs at a commodity exchange, which would facilitate development of the short-term market… Political pressure on Germany with the demand to stop Nord Stream 2 is increasing… The government is becoming less and less […]

23 September 2020

In this issue: New instruments, including Gasoteka price comparison tool created by DiXi Group, shall help households find out the offers of suppliers in the retail gas market… In light of recent developments, Germany may give up certain projects, including Nord Stream 2, to form the EU ‘one voice’ position on Russia… Intentions of the […]

16 September 2020

In this issue: Liberalization of some PSO-related market restrictions helped intensify competition in the bilateral contracts and the day-ahead markets, and can contribute to the sector’s financial rehabilitation… The situation with the debts of Nadiia Mine illustrates systemic problems in the coal sector, which urgently needs reforming… Even in Germany, politicians have doubts regarding feasibility […]

10 September 2020

In this issue: No significant activity in the emergence of new commercial offers can be observed in the retail gas market after lifting the PSO regime for households… While Nord Stream 2 project remains in uncertain status, Ukraine demonstrates a fundamentally different approach to the services of transmission system and storage operators… The government is […]

02 September 2020

In this issue: New legal and logistical obstacles for realization of Nord Stream 2 project  Liberalization of the retail gas market for households has been formally completed What should the government do for the extractive sector, which looks less attractive for investments under crisis What the government and the regulator continue to do for liberalization […]

11 August 2020

Playing the long game: how civil society can lead change – a unique brochure for NGOs by DiXi Group President Olena Pavlenko “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together”. This African proverb accurately describes the main idea of this brochure, which describes CSOs’ experience on EITI […]

04 August 2020