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NEURC approved the Ukrenergo tariff for electricity transmission for 2022 in the amount of UAH 345.64 / MWh - 17.6% higher than the current tariff for 2021 (293.93 UAH / MWh), Energoreform reported. Initially, the National Power Regulatory Commission of Ukraine (NEURC) approved the draft decision on the transmission tariff for 2022 at the level of 352.38 UAH / MWh (excluding VAT), submitted to the meeting on December 1 the corrected amount of 356.9 UAH / MWh, but during the meeting changed it considering the clarification of the costs of losses of electricity.
Due to high gas prices, Ukrainian greenhouses are closing down, letting their plants die in the cold, reports East-Fruit, an industry news portal. Yevhen Chernyshenko, president of the Ukraine Greenhouses Association, cited the case of the Teplychny complex in Kalynivka, about one hour south of Kyiv. Although the company stopped buying gas two months ago, it still has to pay nearly $1 million a month in hookup fees.
Energy Ministry to offer special conditions for use of gas by coal-fired power plants. Ukraine’s Energy Ministry has initiated a Cabinet resolution to offer coal-fired power plants special power prices in case they have to burn natural gas, according to its Dec. 14 announcement. The ministry highlights that special conditions will be only applied in case of an emergency, or if power plants have insufficient coal stockpiles to offer generating capacities that could be needed for the energy system. No deeper details of the ministry’s initiative have been offered. As of Dec. 14, Ukrainian thermal power plants had coal stockpiles of 0.46 mmt, which only cover 8 days of power generation. The ministry estimates that the total supply of coal to power plants will be 1.95 mmt (or 63 kt/day) in December, while coal use will be about 1.70 mmt (or 55 kt/day). In the first 13 days of December, average daily coal supply was 60 kt and average use was 54 kt. The ministry’s initiative, if approved, could benefit DTEK Energy’s (DTEKUA) Luhanska Power Plant, which has not been able to receive any coal since Nov. 11 (it can only get coal from the territory of Russia), so it had to partially use alternative fuel to produce electricity (mostly furnace oil). In late November, DTEK called the government to assist the power plant in securing natural gas supplies “at an acceptable price,” taking into account the power plant’s “social role in the region.” The role of Luhanska Power Plant in DTEK’s P&L is insignificant, but still the ministry’s initiative looks encouraging. At least, it shows that, despite apparent tensions between the Ukrainian president and DTEK’s ultimate owner, the government remains “constructive” in resolving issues in the electricity sector.
Germany is ready to help Ukraine make the energy transition. German companies are prepared to cooperate with Ukraine in the energy sector. Furthermore, the German government is ready to assist in the energy transition, stated the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Economics and Energy of Germany Andreas Feicht. German companies are already working in Ukraine and are interested in continuing their activities, investing in renewable, hydrogen energy, as Germany is interested in obtaining "green" hydrogen from Ukraine. "We have made a political promise and are ready to build a Green Fund for Ukraine. The new government will continue this political line”, Feicht said, recalling that the German contribution is €150mn, and other countries are also interested in joining.
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