Weekly analytical report October 25 – 31, 2021

Report announcement:

• The gas crisis in Moldova proves that Russia continues to use energy supply as a weapon and an instrument of pressure to pursue its political interests; that is why the EU energy security mechanisms shall be enhanced and expanded to the neighboring countries…
• The public service obligations (PSO) system for designated consumers was restored in the Ukrainian gas market, although in a hidden form, which will make it more difficult for Naftogaz to receive compensations for the performance of such social functions…
• Amid the critically low coal stocks at thermal power plants, the situation with resuming electricity imports from Belarus and Russia remains uncertain…
• The commencement of heating season coincides with the process of restructuring debts owed by district heating companies (DHCs) and clarification of gas volumes for household needs under the quasi-PSO framework…
• The government has announced new initiatives concerning support for renewable energy to replace the feed-in tariff and supplemented its climate ambitions with new plans of reducing methane emissions…

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