On May 24, 2023, the Chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian Solar Energy Association, Vladyslav Sokolovsky, participated in a roundtable of the Committee on Energy and Housing and Utilities Services of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. During the event, Vladyslav presented the position of the Ukrainian Solar Energy Association (ASEU) regarding draft law 9011-d.
The draft law 9011-d has been adopted in the first reading and is being prepared for the second reading, which will significantly change the rules of the game in the “green” energy sector. Mechanisms for the development of distributed generation of electricity, self-production of “green” electricity, and guarantees of origin for electricity generated from renewable sources are being introduced.
The draft law is extensive, with almost 800 provisions, proposals, and 521 amendments. The Association has conducted preliminary discussions on this draft law and has prepared proposals for the second reading, which were presented at the organized meeting:
The Association supports certain provisions of the draft law that will contribute to further development and are of crucial importance to the industry:
- Defining the capacity of power plants based on inverter equipment parameters.
- As a compromise solution, a partial reduction in coefficients for the “green” tariff rate for new solar power plants.
- Provisions that ensure the stability of the “green” tariff for existing solar power plants, as well as the stability of provisions and approaches for existing stations that have the “green” tariff (regarding calculations for the volume of generated electricity), regardless of the volume of self-consumption.
- Manufacturers are not held responsible for imbalances caused by the trading activities of “GarPok.”
- The possibility to exclude specific objects from the balancing group of “GarPok.”
Additionally, the Ukrainian Solar Energy Association proposes taking into account the comments and suggestions regarding the provisions of the draft law 9011-d:
- In the case of concluding a self-production agreement with a universal service provider, the price for the purchase and sale of electricity should be 130% of the price determined on the “day-ahead” market.
- Quarterly receipt of accumulated funds from the universal service provider by an active consumer.
- When changing the electricity supplier, the accumulated funds of an active consumer must be fully transferred within the terms and procedures defined by the retail market rules to the bank account of such an active consumer.
- The possibility of the free circulation of guarantees of origin for 18 months.
- The possibility of preserving the “green” tariff during the reconstruction or major repairs, provided that the installed capacity for damaged or destroyed renewable energy facilities is not exceeded.
Overall, draft law 9011-d, adopted in the first reading, is perceived positively. However, during the second reading, it is necessary to consider the proposals put forward by the renewable energy sector.