Weekly analytical report December 13 – 19, 2021 Report announcement: Connecting the commitment to stop Nord Stream 2 to the possible full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine is a distraction from the actual threats posed by the implementation of this project to the European gas market… Substantial electricity imports from Belarus allow to somewhat increase the […]
Weekly analytical report December 6 – 12, 2021 Report announcement: The unexpected changes in the management bodies of state-owned companies may somewhat delay important reforms, e.g. Ukrenergo’s certification… The situation with fuel stocks at Ukrainian thermal and cogeneration plants remains precarious: the available data, albeit limited, has no indication of improvement… The current situation with […]
Weekly analytical report November 29 – December 5, 2021 Report announcement: The government’s “protectionist” approach to resolution of the price crisis in gas market begins to malfunction: the gas prices for some households have already risen in December, while certain budget-funded institutions are in danger of discontinued supply… The Regulator raised the electricity transmission tariff […]
Weekly analytical report November 22 – 28, 2021 Report announcement: Gazprom continues to use market power to divide consumer countries into “allies” and “opponents”, whereas the U.S. administration and the new coalition in Germany still did not come up with a proportionate response to Russian threats… To prevent the problems with reliability of electricity and […]
Weekly analytical report November 15 – 21, 2021 Report announcement: A pause in certification of the Nord Stream 2 operator and the participation of Ukrainian companies in this process give hope for greater transparency and thoroughness of the procedure… Regardless of motives, actions of the government and Guaranteed Buyer concerning payments under the feed-in tariff […]
Weekly analytical report November 1 – 7, 2021 Report announcement: The blocking of supplies by Russia deepens the shortage of steam coal in Ukraine, which is hard to overcome because of the limited capabilities to increase imports or domestic production… Ukraine continues to send negative signals to the European partners concerning reliability of its power […]
Weekly analytical report October 25 – 31, 2021 Report announcement: The gas crisis in Moldova proves that Russia continues to use energy supply as a weapon and an instrument of pressure to pursue its political interests; that is why the EU energy security mechanisms shall be enhanced and expanded to the neighboring countries… The public […]
Weekly analytical report October 11 – 17, 2021 Report announcement: More and more parties are joining the Nord Stream 2 certification process to officially present their position as regards the threats posed by this project to energy security… Amid the rising gas price, distribution systems operators have sharply increased the debts owed to TSO, while […]
Weekly analytical report October 4 – 10, 2021 Report announcement: The situation with record high gas prices in Europe necessitates not just an assessment of Russia’s role, which now turned to blatant blackmail, but a comprehensive antitrust investigation and adequate conclusions aimed to prevent this situation in future… One of the instruments of blackmail are […]
Weekly analytical report September 27 – October 3, 2021 Report announcement: In the conditions of growing gas prices and financial unpreparedness of district heating companies (DHCs) for the winter season, central and local public authorities have clinched formal deals, which instead of systemic solution of problems propose temporary mechanisms of supporting DHCs and households… The […]
Weekly analytical report September 20 – 26, 2021 Report announcement: Price regulation in the conditions of record high market prices aggravates the problem of chronic financial imbalance of the gas market, with Naftogaz has already feeling adverse consequences… The reliability of Russia as a gas supplier raises serious doubts, due to both low degree of […]
Weekly analytical report September 13 – 19, 2021 Report announcement: Amid record high gas prices, the European Parliament gave a clear political signal that dependence on Russia must be reduced and Nord Stream 2 needs to be stopped; at the same time, the pipeline’s certification process must be scrutinized even more closely for compliance with […]