Weekly analytical report September 13 – 19, 2021

Report announcement:

• Amid record high gas prices, the European Parliament gave a clear political signal that dependence on Russia must be reduced and Nord Stream 2 needs to be stopped; at the same time, the pipeline’s certification process must be scrutinized even more closely for compliance with the EU law…
• The price shock in the European gas market has already forced the governments of certain EU member states to look for the ways of reducing household bills, while in Ukraine its impact will be felt in the segment of industrial consumers…
• Before launching the financial model of PSO, the Ministry of Finance forecasts an unstable financial situation of Energoatom in the next two years…
• The current situation with heat tariffs and debts owed by district heating companies, with high probability, will result in the disrupted start of the heating season. In the meantime, subsidies expenditures in the draft 2022 State Budget do not meet the actual needs…
• Contrary to intentions and certain initiatives, Ukraine is, however, drifting away from the European Green Deal (EGD)…

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