A statement by independent experts of think tanks and nongovernmental organizations active in the energy sector and consistently supporting economic reforms in it to - President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko - Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Hroisman - Parliamentary majority fraction leaders
President of the DiXi Group Olena Pavlenko attended a hearing Association Agreements, Beyond Rhetoric at the European Parliament dedicated to the progress of implementing Association Agreements in Ukraine and Moldova. Among other things, such topics as energy, combating corruption, cross-border cooperation, political dialog, and human rights were discussed during the Ukrainian panel.
Creation of the gas hub in Ukraine plays an important role in achieving gas supply diversification and liberalization of Ukrainian gas market. Gas hubs concentrate large quantity of gas supply that assures long-term energy security for the country, as well as gas-on-gas competition, which pushes the prices down. Gas hub will furthermore contribute to the improvement of overall business environment in Ukraine and to further Ukrainian integration into the European Union.
The Nord Stream II Project can become a serious challenge for the Ukrainian and European energy security. This was discussed at the presentation of the research "Nord Stream II: Legislation and Policy Analysis."
President of the DiXi Group Think Tank Olena Pavlenko and Program Manager Roman Nitsovych took part in the 5th Forum of Civil Society Organizations Development.
It is too early to think about changes in the international oil market in connection with the discovery of Texas deposit. Such opinion was expressed on "Hromadske Radio" by the editor in chief of "Ukrainian Energy" website Viktoria Torop.
Roman Nitsovych, Program Manager of DiXi Group think tank, participated in the annual conference of the Ukrainian National Platform of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum that took place in November 11-12 in Kyiv.
DiXi Group Think Tank President Olena Pavlenko and Program Manager Roman Nitsovych took part in the Second Ukrainian Gas Forum.
The amendments to the charter of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine (according to which, the Ministry of Economy acquired the functions of management of Ukrtransgaz company) have been canceled.
The analysts of Dixi Group presented their new research on the international experience of energy diplomacy and recommendations for improving this sphere in Ukraine.
The draft Law No. 2966-д “On the National Energy and Public Utilities Regulatory Commission” has been waiting for the Parliament’s adoption in the second reading. The draft Law has been voted for neither on the so-called European Integration Day nor on the day when Ukraine’s national team played with the Northern Ireland.
The Secretariat of the Energy Community has assessed the proposed Naftogaz unbundling plan submitted by the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry and offered its recommendations to improve the document.