News for 2016 en - page 8

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.

On June 24, a roundtable was held in the office of DiXi Group think tank with the participation of experts and representatives of diplomatic missions of Ukraine in the American region to discuss the issues of energy diplomacy.

DiXi Group analysts released a video “Saving is rational” covering the now relevant issue of increasing tariffs.

Recent high-profile arrests in the cases on gas misappropriation and money laundering are another reason to put things right in the extractive industry. DiXi Group analysts have already described the most widely known deals in their study “Game of Gas Thrones: presentation of the most widespread “schemes” in gas production”. The document was also disseminated within the National Anti-corruption Bureau, and we hope that investigators have made correct conclusions.

The concept of the state target economic program of reforming the coal industry by 2020 developed by the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry needs to be improved.

On 15 June 2016 at 10 a.m., debates “Coal Mines in Ukraine: Invest or Close?” took place in the office of Ukraine Crisis Media Centre.

DiXi Group think tank’s team passed the Intellectual Quest training program. DiXi’s representatives left the city for one day to take part in an exciting adventure. DiXi Group’s analysts had to try themselves in constructing a flotation device, cross a river using rope hand lines and do many other unusual things.

DiXi Group think tank, the Reanimation Package of Reforms and Stronger Together initiative prepared a petition to the Parliament on the need to adopt the key EU integration Law No. 2966-д “On the National Energy and Public Utilities Regulatory Commission” as soon as possible.

On May 30, debates “Decarbonizing electricity generation in Ukraine. Alternatives: nuclear or “green” energy” took place in the National University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.