On October 26, Diana Korsakaite, Chief of Party of the USAID Municipal Energy Reform Project in Ukraine, took part in the meeting of the Task Force on the creation of a competitive heat market chaired by Serhii Savchuk, Chairman of the State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving. The Concept for the Introduction of Competition in District Heating of Ukraine was presented and approved at this event. The document was developed by SAEE jointly with the USAID Project. The main feature of the Concept is the introduction of financial unbundling for all district heating utilities. This means that these companies will be obliged to maintain accounting records and establish separate tariffs for all types of licensed activities (production, transportation and supply of heat energy). Following the discussion, the Task Force members decided to take the presented Concept as the basis for the development of the relevant legislative acts. Read more>>