Ukraine to hold biweekly energy sector briefings
Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine's President's Office, announced on Telegram on July 5 the start of regular briefings on Ukraine's energy sector.
This decision follows an extensive meeting of the Presidium of the Local and Regional Authorities Congress.
“These biweekly briefings, chaired by the Energy Minister and attended by regional administration heads, mayors, and international partners, aim to provide public updates on local energy issues," Yermak said. "We anticipate comprehensive media coverage of this information."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy previously directed Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko to deliver daily public updates on the status of the energy system, shortages, and mitigation efforts.
During the opening ceremony of the recovery conference in Berlin on June 11, Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine, with the help of its partners, intends to build up to 1 GW of gas-fired maneuverable generation by the end of 2024 and an additional 4 GW in the coming years.
Lana Zerkal, former Advisor to the Minister of Energy and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, believes Zelenskyy's statement that Ukraine will build up to 1 GW of gas-fired maneuverable generation by the end of 2024 is unrealistic.
Volodymyr Popereshnyuk, co-founder of the NOVA group of companies (Nova Poshta), considers the construction of gigawatt-scale generation in a year feasible but notes that the investment required for gigawatts is $500 million.
Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, Chairman of the National Power Company Ukrenergo, said Ukraine’s power system needs 5-6 GW of generation of various types. After each attack, Ukraine’s power system loses 1-2 generation units, he said.
Halushchenko said new generation projects that will add gigawatts to the power system as soon as possible are preferable for Ukraine.
Oleksiy Chernyshov, Chairman of Ukraine's Naftogaz, said that to stimulate business and develop production capacities, the Ukrainian energy market needs to be liberalized wherever possible.
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