EBA Conference: Electricity market reform was held on May 21, 2019 in Kyiv at the Hyatt Regency Kyiv.

Organizer:

European Business Association

Speakers:

Yurii Hnatyuk, Director, Energorynok

Vsevolod Kovalchuk, acting CEO, Ukrenergo

Vitaly Butenko, CEO, D.TRADING

Olga Yeriomina, Senior Banker, EBRD

Torsten Woellert, Team Leader Energy and Environment, Support Group for Ukraine, European Commission

Oleksiy Balaba, Head of Power Generation, Service and Digital, Siemens Ukraine

Ivan Plachkov, Chairman of the Union Council, Ukrainian Energy Assembly

The readiness for the launch of the electricity market from July 1, 2019 was discussed during the conference.

Key issues:

Current status of electricity market implementation: preparedness of the main stakeholders and industry in whole for the launch of a new electricity market model;

Influence of the reform path over business environment, its role in implementation of international agreements of Ukraine and investment attractiveness of the sphere and country in general;

Technological and innovative aspects of the reform.