Weekly analytical report January 17 – 23, 2022

Report announcement:

• The West has finally decided on the approach to Nord Stream 2 as a leverage on Russia to raise the cost of escalating the conflict; the arguments concerning damage to Europe’s energy security caused by the controversial gas pipeline are becoming more and more muted… In the meantime, Gazprom continues to take advantage of its market power in the Central and Eastern Europe, which may increase even more with the launch of Nord Stream 2…
• The government’s decision to sell “reduced-price gas” in the commodity exchange, which is criticized by experts and market players, met resistance of private extractive companies…
• Financial difficulties in the gas market no longer concern certain suppliers only – they are becoming systemic…
• Despite the difficult situation in the electricity sector, it gives positive signals concerning the testing of Ukraine’s IPS operation in isolated mode and the winter season operations in general…

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