The document summarizes Ukraine's achievements in energy policy and international cooperation in 2015. Key achievements included depoliticizing gas issues, diversifying energy supplies, and implementing EU energy legislation. Ukraine increased gas supply from reverse flows and signed interconnectors with Hungary. It also ensured nuclear fuel supply from the US. Bilateral cooperation intensified with over 40 ambassador meetings. Ukraine participated in international energy events and received financing from the EU and IFIs for infrastructure projects. Cooperation with the Energy Community advanced energy sector reforms. Main tasks for 2016 include adopting new electricity market laws and further EU energy sector cooperation.

1. Energy policy of Ukraine:
international dimension
results of the year 2015

2. Key achievements:
depoliticization of gas issue
The russian gas purchase price is fair
Solution of gas disputes transformed from format "Ukraine-
Russia" to format "Ukraine-Russia-EU"
Increased transparency of gas sphere in the triangle
"EU-Ukraine-Russia"
337 $/ TCM
227$/TCM
І quarter 2015 IV quarter 2015

3. Key achievements:
diversification of energy supply
The volume of reverse gas supply increased
Treaty of the Interconnector with FGSZ
(Hungary) was signed
Ensured supply of nuclear fuel from "Westinghouse" (USA)
Deficit anthracite coal comes from 3 different sources: from ATO
area, the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Africa
2014 р. 2015 р.
4 billion m³
10 billion m³

4. Key achievements:
implementation of EU legislation
Plans of implementation of some legislative acts of the EU in the energy
sector approved by the Government
Law "On natural gas market" and relevant secondary legislation were
developed and adopted
Gas sector reform plan was approved by the Government
The text of the draft law "On electricity market" was finalized
First report on The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) standard
was released

5. Bilateral contacts:
the language of statistic
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Ministers - 16
Ambassadors - 43
Foreign companies - 44
International financial organizations - 25
International organozations - 49
Working meetings - 309
Total number of meetings – 486

6. Minister of Energy and Coal
Industry of Ukraine
Volodymyr Demchyshyn
US Special Envoy
Amos Hochstein
US Secretary of Energy
Ernest Moniz
Minister of Industry and
Trade of Czech Republic
Jan Mladek
Minister of Economic Affairs
of the Netherlands
Henk Kamp
Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Denmark
Martin Lidegaard
Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia
Kakha Kaladze
Vice-President of EC
Maroš Šefčovič
Intensification of bilateral contacts
Minister of Energy
of Romania
Andrei Gerea
EU Commissioner
Miguel Arias Cañete
Minister of Ecology, Sustainable
Development
and Energy of France
Ségolène Royal
Minister of Energy of Bulgaria
Temenuzhka PetkovaMinister of Economy
of the Slovak Republic
Vazil Hudák
Minister of Energy
of the Republic of
Lithuania
Rokas Masiulis

7. Participation in key foreign events
СERAWeek, Houston – participation at special energy panel
International conference (the Hague II) in the Hague – final document of the
International Energy Charter was signed
59-th session of General Conference of IAEA, Vienna
13-th Ministerial Council of the Energy Community meeting, Tirana
7-th annual Atlantic Council Energy and Economic Summit, Istanbul

8. Participation in energy events:
new energy networking
• G7 Seminar “Energy security and Ukraine’s energy sector challenges”, Berlin
• XXVI International gas conference, Paris
• 10-th anniversary of Energy Community Treaty, Vienna
• International Conference on extraction of minerals and energy sources, Melbourne
• 26-th session of Energy Charter Conference, Tbilisi
• 10-th annual Ukraine Investment Summit, London

9. Participation in thematic events in Ukraine:
support of dialog with partners
• International Conference for reforms support in Ukraine
• International Conference «Ukrainian energy infrastructure and legislation»
• First and second Ukrainian-Japanese Seminars on energy security
• ХІІІ International Forum «Fuel and Energy complex of Ukraine: the present and
the future»
• 6-th Ukraine-EU energy day

10. Deeping cooperation with IFIs:
from money to real projects
A loan agreement for modernization of pipeline Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod
was signed – €300 million
Credit for projects of reconstruction and modernization of the eastern regions
infrastructure of Ukraine (on energy– €200 million)
Сredit agreement on clean technology – $378 million
Financing of the working out of secondary legislation to the Gas market Law
Grant for implementation of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative– $300
thousand for 2015 and $400 thousand for 2016
Credit agreement to finance gas purchases with the EU was signed– $300
million

11. International support:
“yes” to reforms in Ukrainian energy sector
• Declaration of G7 Ministers of Energy of – the existing dynamics in reforming the energy sector of
Ukraine was noted
• 17th EU-Ukraine Summit – Joint Declaration – the ongoing reform of tariffs and prices on energy
recourses, the adoption of the new Gas market Law, submitting the draft law on Regulator to the
Parliament were noted
• Final Declaration of the Riga summit “Eastern Partnership” – the progress achieved by major energy
infrastructure projects was recognized
• Ukrainian-American working group on energy security – the progress in reforming of the energy
sector of Ukraine was supported
• 13th Ministerial Council meeting of the Energy Community - Ukraine recognized as participating
country, which has achieved the greatest success in implementing the rules of the Third Energy
Package in 2015

12. Cooperation with the Energy Community:
new page in relations
The Law “On natural gas market” was drafted and adopted
A “road map” on secondary legislation to the law “On natural gas market” was adopted
The work on the draft Law “On electricity market” was finished, the “road map” on
secondary legislation to the law was prepared and agreed, the work on its development
was started
The text of the draft law "On National energy regulator" was finalized
The application of the requirements on emissions into the atmosphere
(EU Directive 2010/75) was postponed

13. Cooperation with the Energy Community:
new obligations in the energy sector
• EU Directive 2012/27 on energy efficiency
• Regulation (EU) №347 / 2010 on energy infrastructure
• Regulation (EU) №431/2014 for amending Regulation №1099 / 2008 on
energy statistics

14. Cooperation with EU:
support and dialogue
Ministry intensified the process of implementation of the Third Energy Package
Joint report on the cooperation in the energy sector in 2014 was signed
Meeting of Cluster №3 on energy, environment, transport and climate action
issues was held
The "Energy Bridge" project, aimed to develop interstate electricity network
infrastructure was presented

15. Cooperation with Japan:
an access to new eastern horizons
Cooperation with NEDO on "Demonstration project for replacement of the
steam turbine" on Trypilska TPP
Technical audit of Trypilska TPP and Burshtynska TPP (JCOAL) were conducted
and respective reports were presented
Master Plan (strategy of Ukraine’s energy development) with IEEJ was
developed
First and second Ukrainian-Japanese seminar on energy security were held
JICA mission to select the potential energy projects was started

16. New initiatives:
from words to actions
 Negotiations process with the EU on a new text of the Memorandum of understanding
in the energy sector was launched
 The Work on development of the energy diplomacy Strategy was started
 The Mechanism of rapid response to problems related to the activities of investors in
the energy sector was introduced
 The list of participants was updated and the first meeting of the Multilateral Working
Group on monitoring of efficiency of the commitments under the Energy Community
was held
 The candidature from Ministry for the post of Deputy Chairman of the Working Group
of the Energy Charter on Trade and the Transit was nominated and supported

17. The new area of responsibility:
from vertical tasks to horizontal initiatives
To develop a new law "On electricity market" and corresponding secondary
legislation
To develop the reform plan of the oil and gas sector
To develop the model of restructuring of gas sector, including NJSC "Naftogaz
of Ukraine"
To implement the Mechanism of rapid response to problems related to the
activities of investors

18. Status of tasks fulfillment in 2015
Continue a contract on gas supply from Russia within so called "winter package"
Development and adoption of the secondary legislation to the Law "On natural gas market"
The adoption of the new Law "On electricity market"
To sign agreements on interconnectors between EU operators and Ukraine
To purchase a necessary amount of energy resources for the heating season (gas and coal)
To develop and draft a new Memorandum of Understanding in the energy sector between
Ukraine and the EU

19. To develop a contingency plan for the energy sector of Ukraine
To implement a rapid response mechanism regarding problematic issues that
foreign investors may face in the energy sector of Ukraine
To conduct a number of bilateral intergovernmental joint commissions (Iran,
Norway, Czech Republic)
To hold Second Ukraine-Japan energy seminar
To participate in the Energy Community Ministerial Meeting
To hold an annual Energy Forum
To create a "diplomatic club" within the Ministry
Status of tasks fulfillment in 2015

20. Main tasks for 2016:
fulfillment of obligations
To adopt the new Law "On electricity market"
Development and adoption of the secondary legislation to the Law "On electricity
market"
Strengthen effective coordination between the CGA on the development of positions
within the Energy Community
To draft and sign a new Memorandum of Understanding in the energy sector
between Ukraine and the EU
To create a "diplomatic club" within the Ministry
To launch initiative on attracting of talented students to work within the Ministry

21. Main tasks for 2016:
facilitate dynamics of bilateral contacts
To conduct a number of bilateral intergovernmental joint commissions (Iran,
Norway, Czech Republic)
To sign the agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the
Government of Australia on cooperation on nuclear energy for peaceful
purposes usage
To continue cooperation with JICA on possible investment projects
To finalize institutional and legislative work regarding Demonstration Project
realization on replacement of steam turbine on Trypilska TPP (NEDO)

22. Main tasks for 2016 :
from "firefighting" to strategic planning
To work out the concept and strategy of the development of the energy sector
To work out and to present strategy of energy diplomacy
To adopt the Government decision regarding the National Plan on emission
reductions from large combustion plants
To adopt the model of restructuring of the oil and gas sector and together with
NJSC "Naftogaz of Ukraine“ restructuring
To approve the Plan on the Development United Energy System of Ukraine
To review the approaches of cooperation with donors

23. Publicity and cooperation with the public:
from offices to accounts
- 17 interviews were given in 2015
- 246 posts posts were made on Facebook and 636 posts
on Twitter

24. Our team 2015
Viktoria
RUZHENKOVA
Kostyantin
KRAPIVIN
Olena
IVANOVA
Anastasiya
IVLIYEVA
Oksana
BONDARCHUK
Ievgen
LYTVYNENKO
Oksana
POPLAVSKA
Inessa
GREBENYOK
Mykhailo
BNO-AIRIIAN
Inna
SHCHERBAN
Andriy
GRYSHCHENKO

25. Our team 2016
New tasks:
•Strategic planning of Fuel and Energy Sector development and implementation of
investment projects
•Cooperation with international financial organizations
•Coordination of research and environmental protection, metrology, certification and
accreditation activities
•The application of energy efficient technologies and the widespread use of alternative
energy sources

26. THANK YOU FOR
ATTENTION!
Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine
Department of Strategic Planning and European Integration
Kyiv 2015