Weekly analytical report  February 7 – 13, 2022

Report announcement:

• After another destabilization of the wholesale electricity market, the Regulator accused certain market players and imposed new price caps… The measures taken by the NEURC to stabilize the situation are temporary rather than systemic, and therefore need constant “manual” corrections…
• Amid the financial instability, large-scale inspections of state-owned generating companies went underway and personnel changes were initiated…
• The gas transmission system operator reported on the gradual implementation of important infrastructure projects, but most capital investments in main gas pipelines are scheduled to 2023-2024…
• The potential raise of gas production royalties will have negative effect on the performance of state and private companies, which will lose financial resources for investments…
• The continued growth of prices for oil products, combined with the risks of a full-scale Russian invasion and threats from its satellites, necessitate development of short- and long-term mechanisms to secure fuel supply…
• For the time being, the recently-announced presidential initiative of “Big Thermal Modernization” raises more questions concerning selection of projects and effectiveness of spending than provides answers…

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