Weekly analytical report July 5 – 11,  2021

Report announcement:

• The growth of gas prices in Europe was partially caused by reduced exports by Gazprom, which, being in a position to increase supplies, does not do it…
• The NEURC and the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) are launching their own investigations into abuses of market power in the day-ahead market, and the Ministry of Energy initiated “blacklisting” of market participants operating in bad faith…
• The government places hopes on the increasing hydrocarbons production under PSAs, but at the same time, transparency of this processes still needs to be enhanced…
• The government continues to work on the mechanisms of sustainable support and development of renewables despite the absence of progress in resolving the issue of debts owed to “green” electricity producers…
• The NEURC “decentralized” regulation of district heating companies (DHCs) and designated their automatic transition to the supplier of last resort (SoLR), whereas DHCs community continues to criticize Naftogaz contractual terms…
• The decisions of Naftogaz Supervisory Board concerning the company’s management were “frozen” in expectations of the promised corporate governance reform…

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