Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in the extractive sector. Practice and problems in implementation The topic of this study is the practice of applying the environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure in the extractive sector and identification of problematic issues. EIA is a tool for identifying potential negative environmental impacts of economic activities and establishing measures to […]
In this issue: External and internal stakeholders envisage a number of steps that could help complete reforms, enhance competitiveness and liquidity of the natural gas market The sanctions pressure on Nord Stream 2 is bearing more fruits The situation around the NEURC poses a threat to the regulator’s independence and sustainable activity, and the resolution […]
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 […]
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 […]
Weekly analytical report 16–23 December, 2019 In this issue: – Ukraine and Russia were able to agree upon the key terms of the gas transit contact before the end of 2019. In the meantime, during the tense negotiation period Ukraine was able to demonstrate significant progress on the way of reforming the gas sector in accordance with […]
DIXI GROUP ALERT: AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON ENERGY REGULATOR ARE A TEMPORARY SOLUTION DIXI Group recommendations regarding the adopted law on the NEURC constitutional status 98,06K
Weekly analytical report 9–15 December, 2019 In this issue: – The preservation of PSO and price regulation in the gas market distorts the market situation… – Ukrainian officials have different forecasts concerning negotiations on the new gas transit contract… – The issue of financial imbalances in the electricity market caused by renewable generation is gradually moving to the […]
Weekly analytical report 2–8 December, 2019 In this issue: – The gas negotiations stood still in expectation of a political decision, but the Normandy Format summit did not yield final decisions… – In the extractive sector, the government is trying to solve the problem of “sleeping licenses” using fiscal methods… – The electricity market shows positive trends, in […]
Ukraine & Association Agreement: new season (monitoring of the implementation of the Association Agreement for 9 months) 2019 became a year of both ambitious achievements and major challenges. Ratification of the amendments to Annex XXVII of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, which became the first «upgrade» of the Agreement since its enactment, was a milestone event. […]
Weekly analytical report 25 November – 1 December, 2019 In this issue: – The government is trying to develop a response to the financial and technical imbalances in the electricity market caused by rapid growth of renewables … – The Cabinet of Ministers is changing the PSO terms by introducing a fixed forward gas price from January […]
Weekly analytical report 18 – 24 November, 2019 In this issue: – The Russian party continues to negotiate a new transit contract from “everything or nothing” position, with Gazprom being prepared to stop the transit… – The government assures that utility tariffs may rise due to the increase in market value of energy resources, but not due […]
Weekly analytical report 11 – 17 November, 2019 In this issue: – The law passed in Germany may create favorable legal regime for Nord Stream 2, thus eliminating last barriers in the way of the project’s implementation… – The Verkhovna Rada adopted the legislative framework for unbundling of gas transmission operations… – A rapid increase […]