If the stars are lit, it means that someone must be - quoted Mayakovski Nikolay Kruglov, a deputy from the Party of Regions. Member, Committee on Tax and Customs Policy doubt that parliament only a good intention to support market development of biological fuels.

an Act of the Verkhovna Rada of 239 votes, provides tax break for producers of biofuels (bioethanol biobutanola, biodiesel, biogas and biovodoroda) for a period of ten years - until January 1, 2019

Companies participating in this project are exempt from paying excise tax, profit tax and VAT. In addition, the repealed tax on import of equipment and components designed for the production of biofuels. It is estimated that the Ministry of Finance, 10-year cost reductions goskazne of 30 billion UAH. At the empty place, such support does not arise, it is pure lobbyism - summarizes Mr. Kruglov.

thorny path

bill was submitted to the Verkhovna Rada even the fall of 2007. Its adoption, according to sources WA, delayed not by chance: at the last played oil lobby and the state Ukrspirt having a monopoly on the production of bioethanol. By the way, the law allows any company to do so under a license.

does not hide his skepticism with regard to biofuels, and oil: As of today, many businesses are not ready for such a drastic shift in the consumption of ethanol, - said Alexander Lazorko, former leader of the CPP Galichina. Strangely enough, in a memorandum to the law principal motivating factor for giving privileges to appear is increasing production of biodiesel refineries, which offers additional benefits in the form of state revenue.

authors of the law have argued that biofuel production will be able to bring up to 623 thousand tons per year, bringing the budget will be 530 million UAH. additional revenue (from paying VAT on the implementation of the fuel). However, the rule to gradually raise the percentage of ethanol content in gasoline from the final version of the document disappeared. A volunteer biodobavki used in the manufacture of petroleum products ¬ processors will not.

petrol containing ethanol have a high ability to absorb moisture, which leads to the collapse in gasoline and alcohol components, - said Dmitry Zverev, Deputy Director of Department of Public Communications LLC TNK-BP Commerce. - This mixture is simply unusable, a chemical additive that would make it resistant, yet developed.

Direct losses of the budget - not only negative. It is, indeed, of building from scratch a system of its consumption. For this purpose it is necessary to overcome the conservatism of consumers (in other words, the policy to impose a consumption of biofuels), to establish an appropriate fleet and infrastructure. While the factors that guarantee a state with such a high financial and organizational costs, as of today, no.

Why, why?

Reducing dependence on traditional energy sources - the main argument of supporters of the introduction of biofuels. At least they have resorted to a controversial argument, and cheap alternative fuel. The cheapest of all kinds today is biogas. According to the Commercial Director of Zorge Ukraine (engaged in construction of biogas plants), Igor Aksyutova, the cost of purified biogas to a state of natural gas in accordance with GOST is $ 30-35/tys. cubic meters (the traditional price of gas for Ukrainian prompredpriyaty - $ 360/tys. cubic meters).

On the other hand, the acquisition of biogas plants - it is quite expensive. Biogas plants is from 300 thousand to 50 million payback of four to five years. It is possible that, in order to improve the company's profits will begin to inflate the cost of production of biogas - says Tadeusz Krushnevich, a member of the Institute of Gas of NASU. - Now the biogas is sold only at 20% cheaper than imported Russian natural.

addition to the cost of fuel, the cost-effectiveness of its use leads to improvement, and automobiles (or buy new ones), as well as infrastructure. We always focus on the market, so if the use of ethanol or LPG will be relevant, we are ready to begin production of cars and vans, focusing on their use, - said Sergey Krasulya, Head of Press Service Automobile Corporation Bogdan . - If the company begins producing cars running on this fuel, they will be more traditional. According to experts, another big problem - this refueling, which is now almost non-existent in Ukraine.

Who's new

However, even with the current unsteady safeguards biofuel market green light will not leave indifferent business. Thus, the leading car constructors ¬ Ukraine, sensing where the wind blows, is already in power zahazhivayut cabinets in search of future benefits (for details, see the blitz-interview Pashinskogo). Given the decline in sales of traditional cars, zamayachivshaya state order to get perspective on the production of auto workers in non-traditional fuels - does the possibility of staying afloat.

Another group of potentially interested in the development of the implementation of biofuels in Ukraine - the major zemlearendatory able to grow canola (raw materials for its production), as well as those who proposed to use as a raw chicken litter or manure. One such business, poultry farmers and ex-zampredpravleniya NAK Naftogaz Ukraine Oleg Bahmatyuk, completing the construction of facilities for biogas production at two poultry farms (yield - 1 billion cubic meters of gas per year). Among the potential beneficiary can not be ruled out as a state Ukrspirt (although it becomes a monopolist in the same market, but with the best starting data, as has the current capacity), and West Refinery Igor Kolomoyskogo. The problem of re-engineering has not yet been solved, and to produce high-quality conventional fuels in the current status they can not continue.

However, the business will keep your nose to the wind, but is unlikely to commit themselves to, with no guarantees of sales. The production of biofuels - a very expensive toy, which develop in no hurry, no FIG - Vitali believes Davy, executive director of the consulting company Fuel Alternative. - I have the impression that the law issued by the importing bioethanol in Ukraine. All standards document stimulate import bioethanol in the country, not his production on the spot.

supporters of alternative fuels from power, it seems, are not afraid of difficulties. As it became known, the Government intends to develop in the local budgets for next year include a rule on the mandatory use of alternative fuels. However, the success of this undertaking will depend on the political loyalty of officials on the ground. So the effect of the use of adminresursa today difficult to predict.

Even at the stage of elaboration of a bill, parliamentarians and decided not to require the refinery to use bioethanol. This is not the first failure of the authorities in an attempt to impose the use of biofuels by administrative measures. If the nut will be no meat, the state runs the risk to remain in broken trough, and then run the project business (as long as such units) - one on one with the problems of infrastructure and the futile search for buyers of new and progressive.

Sergei Pashinsky: The benefits of biofuel production is not lobbied no major financial-industrial groups

Future biofuel producers received unprecedented concessions from the parliament. Advisor to the Prime Minister for Fuel and Energy Complex Sergei Pashinsky (co-author of last week the Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine concerning the promotion of the production and use of alternative fuels) denies the lobbying of big business in its enactment. But confirms that the existing rules have stimulated a number of well-known businessmen to take part in creating a new segment of the economy.

recently enacted law could cost the state 30 billion UAH. within ten years ...

- Speculations on the shortfall of funds in the budget - pure provocation. Since we are in fact only creates the market, it is a priori regarded as unprofitable correctly. A Ministry of Finance each time it comes to providing benefits to industries that the state is trying to pull, talks about the loss budget. Ask them: how much the budget was, for example, from the import of equipment for the past five years? If this is indeed a substantial amount, I am ready to withdraw his bill. MOF silent.

adoption of such big benefits suggests the interest of big business.

- This law, believe me, no one has lobbied or large FIG. Who builds bioetanolnye plants? For example, Victor Topol, MP, a member of the Emergency Response Center. He did not even know that such a legitimate voice. However, after the adoption of the law big business has shown its interest. In the short time I meet with Peter Poroshenko and Tariel Vasadze. It will be the release of working with biofuel cars for municipal vehicle fleet.

from the final version of the law ceased to require the refinery during the year to bring the level of ethanol use to 10%. For what reason?

- oil can is seen as infringing their rights. We would encourage use of alternative fuels in other ways. I, for example, in the near future will be to develop a bill on which the budget for 2010 must be designed with regard to the use of the local authorities of alternative fuels. But in order to actively develop this area, you need to build new factories bioetanolnye because energozatratnost ¬ existing alcohol plants is very high. This leads to high cost of alcohol. The same reason and gosmonopoliya for the production of alcohol.

seems that as the refinery, as well as concern Ukrspirt did not want large-scale introduction of biofuels.

- I think this crisis has played its role, therefore, is a resistance from the refinery.

For example, in the year before last the Russian company LUKoil has spent hundreds of millions of dollars in the direction of alternative fuels. They understand: in order not to lose the position, you must have a vision. So I will not be surprised if tomorrow the oil industry itself will begin to invest massively in such programs. Ukrspirt through MOF lobbied for the postponement of the law. It prescribed a provision that allowed the production of ethanol at the different forms of ownership. Naturally, they are not interested, that such working conditions had been legalized. I am categorically opposed to monopoly, since the State has shown the ineffectiveness of its management.

How many businesses have already started building refineries bioetanolnyh?

- Currently under construction, one alternative bioetanolny factory in Kiev, which will be able to cost their products to compete with the spirit of Ukraine. I think you want even more, since the release of biofuel economics has become an attractive price of oil at $ 80 a barrel.

In February the government announced ambitious plans to produce biogas. Did someone have to bring to the program?

- Today, two projects are implemented (in Khmelnitsky and Mykolayiv region). This is a huge plant, the construction budget each - $ 300 million they are constructed with factory farms, which will provide feedstock for biofuel production - chicken manure. They are both in a state of 70% of readiness. Economy Minister Bohdan Danilishin last week returned from an economic forum in Dubai, where the presentation of these projects to find funding for their completion of.

Sevgil Musayeva

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