Weekly analytical report March 8 – 14, 2021

Report announcement:

• In the context of the intention to lift the PSO regime for heat producers, the present situation with the suspension of gas supply in the Donetsk region looks threatening… 
• While the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) is about to start analyzing the situation in the extractive sector, no clear government policy could be visible with regard to coal production…
• Amid the existing deficiencies in the electricity market operation, the confrontation between the energy regulator and the market players is rising…
• While discussions on Energoatom’s unprofitability in 2020 continue, disputes concerning the required volume of electricity sales by the company under the PSO began to occur…
• The systemization of data on consumption, which the government aims, is a positive intention, but the problems of energy poverty and accumulated debts require comprehensive solutions…

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