Ukrainsky power complex came in 2010 in the beginning of a long-term trend growth of energy consumption, as well as in the breakdown of the first phase of the Energy Strategy of Ukraine until 2030 and completely frozen reforms in the sector, without which the future development of investment sector does not seem possible.

in Ukraine since October last year, was the first time since the economic crisis of recorded growth in production and consumption of electricity compared to the same period of 2008 in November and December, the uptrend has become even more stable and progressive momentum.

As a result, the overall decline in consumption in the country after the 2009 was much less than expected - in comparison with 2008 the use of electricity in Ukraine has decreased by 16.1 billion kilowatt-hours, or on 8,7 % - up to 169 billion kilowatt-hours. It is interesting to compare this figure with the total amount of electricity produced in 2005 - 176,9 billion kilowatt-hours, when the government is developing the Energy Strategy of Ukraine for the period up to 2030

Given the positive dynamics of growth of energy consumption IV quarter of 2009 we can conclude that at least on the level of electricity production 2005-06"s Ukrainian energy sector has emerged.

Thus, the domestic power complex in its production value returned to the starting point four years ago, when the Cabinet approved the Energy Strategy as the founding document of sectoral development.

should be clarified: the industry back in early 2006 for its p1000roduction value, but not because of technical failure of the whole energy policy of all, without exception, governments, since 2005 remains to recall that at the time in 2005 91,1% of domestic power TPP worked your current resource, and 63,8% of units required modernization and replacement. It is appropriate to recall briefly what tasks put energy strategy for the branch in the first phase of its implementation in 2006-10, respectively.

Here are just a few excerpts from the document: to reconstruct 3,7 MW thermal power plant units and decommission 4.1 MW, put into effect no less than 30 thousand kilometers of power lines energized 0,4-150 kW , to increase the power Burshtyn energy island and to build Dobrotvirskuyu TPP-2, to finalize the feasibility study for the construction of new nuclear power capacity of 6 MW, etc.

Perhaps the reader will not cause surprise information that the tasks of the first phase of the Energy Strategy for 2006-10 gg. was either completely or mostly frustrated.

According to the president of the Energy Association of Ukraine Vasyl Kolko, just beginning the process of revising the Energy Strategy of Ukraine should become a priority in energy policy a key task for any president or prime minister of the country. First, the paper came out raw, unrealistic and poorly written as far back as 2006 Second, the failure of the first phase of the strategy, as well as the economic crisis required an adjustment.

"In addition, a long over-mature resolution of such issues as the elimination of cross subsidies in the sector and the transition to cost-based tariff system, the completion of the privatization process and the intensification of work on the promotion of electricity market reform," - said Kolko.

About all these expert direction of government and industry leaders have repeatedly, but haphazard, said during 2008-2009. At the level of the Cabinet at the same time made repeated attempts of privatization of thermal generating companies and the remaining state power companies. It is not clear, however, why these attempts were more - convulsive attempts to use the sale of energy to fill the budget holes, lobbying support the aspirations of the potential for future private owners, or simply chaotic and haphazard manner in the work of the Cabinet.

But in general, systemic reforms in the energy sector of the country against the backdrop of the ongoing operation of its service life and zero investment attractiveness is inhibited systemically, since the second half of the 90"s. It may not be an exception, and in 2010

Oleg Kilnitsky

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