Oksana Zuieva, Senior Open Data Expert, DiXi Group
In June 2026, the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission of Ukraine (NEURC) launched a new section on its official website featuring electricity market monitoring indicators and metrics that may be disclosed during martial law. As of mid-July, the section contains four interactive dashboards covering renewable energy development, electricity generation and consumption structure, electricity trading across market segments, and market liquidity and concentration indicators. The launch of this section represents an important step toward greater transparency at a time when the availability of energy sector data has been significantly restricted following russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
At the same time, the current publication format limits the possibility of reusing these data. DiXi Group has therefore submitted recommendations to NEURC on how this initiative could be further improved.
The information is available, but its reuse is limited
All four dashboards are built on the Tableau platform. However, the underlying datasets are not published, and there is no option to download the data in CSV, XLSX, or any other machine-readable format.
As a result, anyone wishing to work with the numerical values must either manually extract figures from the visualizations or develop a custom parser. Both approaches are time-consuming, hinder data analysis, and fall short of open data standards.
According to the principles of the Open Data Charter, which Ukraine adopted in 2015, open data means not only that information is publicly accessible but also that it is reusable. Publishing information solely through interactive dashboards without providing access to the underlying datasets does not enable meaningful reuse.
This principle is also embedded in Ukrainian legislation. Article 10¹ of the Law of Ukraine “On access to public information” requires public information in the form of open data to be published in a format that enables automated processing. Since the data displayed in the dashboards are already collected, processed, and visualized in a structured form, there are clear prerequisites for publishing them in machine-readable formats as well.
Quarterly market monitoring reports
The issue of transparency extends beyond access to raw data and also concerns analytical reporting. Before the full-scale invasion, NEURC regularly published quarterly electricity market monitoring reports containing a comprehensive overview of wholesale and retail market indicators. Since February 2022, however, the publication of these reports has been suspended.
The publication of the new dashboards demonstrates that at least part of this information can still be disclosed even under martial law. At the same time, NEURC continues to publish natural gas market monitoring reports, with sections containing potentially sensitive information removed.
This approach is fully consistent with Article 6(8) of the Law of Ukraine “On access to public information“, which establishes that restrictions apply to information rather than to documents as a whole. If only part of a document contains restricted information, the remaining information should remain publicly available.
DiXi Group’s proposals
DiXi Group has submitted two proposals to NEURC.
First, to publish the datasets underlying the dashboards in machine-readable formats or provide a built-in download function directly within the interactive dashboards.
Second, to resume publication of the quarterly electricity market monitoring reports in a format adapted to wartime conditions by removing only those sections containing restricted information while preserving all other analytical content.
Neither proposal requires disclosing additional information. Instead, they focus on making information that has already been published available in formats suitable for analysis and reuse.
Energy Map: addressing a systemic challenge
The situation surrounding NEURC’s dashboards reflects a broader challenge related to the accessibility of energy data in Ukraine. This is an issue that the DiXi Group team encounters in its analytical work on a daily basis.
To address this challenge, we developed and continue to expand Energy Map, an open data portal for Ukraine’s energy sector that currently provides access to more than 450 machine-readable datasets.
The purpose of the portal is to provide users with ready-to-use energy data rather than requiring them to collect and process information themselves. The quality and accessibility of primary data published by public authorities directly determine the quality and reliability of any analysis based on those data. This is why the format in which public information is disclosed is of practical importance.
Making already published indicators available for download and reuse would further strengthen the transparency of the regulator’s work while making electricity market analysis more accessible, reliable, and evidence-based. We hope that NEURC will give constructive consideration to the submitted proposals, and we remain open to cooperating on their implementation.
The Energy Sector Transparency (EST) project supports key U.S. administration priorities by advancing its energy interests and expanding opportunities for American companies in Ukraine’s energy sector. By strengthening transparency and anti-corruption safeguards, the project helps foster a more predictable, rules-based environment that can support fair competition and encourage investment. Through support for market-oriented reforms and stronger data systems, EST contributes to U.S. economic interests while reinforcing U.S. leadership in the global energy sector.
This report is made possible by the generous support of the United States Government. The contents are the responsibility of DiXi Group and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Government.
