MARCH 2 – 8 On the night of March 7, Russia launched another massive attack on Ukraine’s energy system. Power outages were reported in the Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Khmelnytskyi, and Zhytomyr regions. Commercial electricity imports to Ukraine fell by 30.5% to 213.2 GWh. For the first time in the last four months, insignificant […]
There is a risk of delays in receiving more than USD 3 bn from the World Bank. Parliament needs to adopt four EU-integration bills in order to unlock the Development Policy Operation (DPO). The IMF Executive Board has approved a new four-year programme for Ukraine amounting to USD 8.1 bn. The programme includes 12 structural […]
February 23 – March 1 On the night of February 26, Russia launched another massive attack on Ukraine’s energy system, resulting in power outages in the Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, and Kharkiv regions. Due to the emergency shutdown of several high–voltage lines, nuclear power generation had to be reduced and additional consumption restriction schedules […]
Rosatom is not just a nuclear corporation. It is a Kremlin tool with dozens of structures, each playing its own role in sustaining Russia’s war machine. DiXi Group has mapped these structures by type of threat — from UAV component production to digital infrastructure and the illegal management of the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. […]
FEBRUARY 9-15 On the night of February 12, Russia launched a massive strike on Ukraine’s energy system, using 219 strike UAVs and 25 missiles. Air defense forces destroyed 87% of the air targets. The main targets were power generation facilities and substations in Kyiv, Odesa, and Dnipro, which caused emergency power outages in a number […]
In order to systematize the work of communities in the field of sustainable energy supply, the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine approved the Methodology for the Development of Local Energy Plans (hereinafter – the Methodology) in implementation of the Law “On Energy Efficiency.” The Methodology was adopted on 21 December 2023. […]
February 2-8 On the nights of February 3 and 7, Russia carried out two massive strikes on Ukraine’s energy system, using a total of more than 850 strike UAVs and 110 missiles, targetingmainly power generation facilities, substations, and electrical networks, including key 750 kV substations and thermal power plants in a number of regions. Despite the destruction […]
The current IMF program is in limbo due to the failure of the parliament and the government to fulfill key commitments. There is no progress on the implementation of Prior Actions for the new program, which blocks access to USD 8.2 bn from the IMF and about EUR 90 bn from the EU. Without these […]
In today’s environment, as communities strive to strengthen energy independence, reduce expenditures, and attract external financing, the professional planning of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects has become strategically important. The effectiveness of such initiatives is determined not only by technical parameters or innovative solutions, but primarily by a community’s ability to substantiate the economic […]
Summary In 2022, international sanctions were imposed by the G7 members and other nations in response to Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine. The legal basis for these measures was Russia’s numerous and serious violations of international law, breaches of the fundamental obligation to respect state sovereignty and territorial integrity, and mass atrocities committed in Bucha, […]
The DiXi Group think tank held its annual Ukrainian Energy Security Dialogue 2025 — the fifth discussion platform dedicated to shaping new approaches to energy security amid full-scale war, the global energy transition, intensifying hybrid threats, and growing geopolitical instability. The central question framing the event was how energy security is changing. The event was […]
Extending the VAT threshold to the simplified system means that 2026 should be used by the state for systematic explanatory work with businesses and parallel improvement of VAT administration. Without clear rules, simple procedures and a reduction in administrative disruptions, such a change will not fulfil its logic and will not be perceived as fair […]