Joint International Conference

«Auction Support Scheme in Ukraine for Renewable Energy Deployment»

February 21, 2019, Kyiv, Ukraine

Venue: Conference Hall Verkhovna Rada of  Ukraine (entrance No.9 at 18/2 Grushevskogo Str.)

Key questions:

- Key aspects of the implementation of auction support scheme in Ukraine

- International experience in auctions

- Forecast of the auction support scheme’s impact on the investment climate

09.00 – 09.30 Registration for the Participants

09.30 – 10.00 Opening and Welcome Remarks

·       Nataliya Katser-Buchkovska - Head of Subcommittee on Sustainable Development, Strategy and Investment of Verkhovna Rada Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety

·       Cathy Cottrell - First Secretary of the British Embassy in Ukraine

·       Marcin Scigan - IRENA Secretariat

·       Sergiy Savchuk - Head of  the SAEE

·       Olga Buslavets - General Director of the Energy Markets Directorate, Мinistry of Energy and Coal Industry

10.00 – 11.45  Renewables: National Targets, Challenges and Prospects for Ukraine. Auctions as New Legislative Support Scheme of RE in Ukraine

Moderator: Konstantyn Chyzhyk - Deputy Head of Office of the National Investment Council of Ukraine

·       Sergiy Savchuk - Head of the SAEE

·       Emanuele Bianco - IRENA Secretariat

·       Pierre Loaec - Policy Officer, Renewable Energy Unit, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission

·       Marie-Therese Richter – Competition and State aid Legal Expert of Energy Community Secretariat

·       Hanif Adil - Principal Banker, Policy & TC, Energy (UK), EBRD

·       Filip Drapak - Senior Energy Expert, IFC

Questions / Answers

11.45 - 12.15 Coffee break

12.15 – 14.00 The Transition to Auction System of Renewable Energy Support - Practical Experience of Other Countries: Advantages and Disadvantages, a Detailed View

Moderator:  Emanuele Bianco - IRENA Secretariat

·       Olzhas Makanov – Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC)

·       Hans Josef Fell - Energy Watch Group, Member of  German Parliament (1998-2013)

·       Fabian Wigand - Associate Director Energy, Navigant

·       Vasilios Anatolitis – Fraunhofer ISI, Germany, AURES II, EU Horizon 2020 project

·       Rafael Ferreira - Brazilian electricity market operator

·       Daragh Duffy - Director KBPP management  LTD

·       Andriy Konechenkov - Ukrainian Wind Energy Association (UWEA)

Questions / Answers

14.00 – 15.00 Lunch break

(prior registration)

Moderator: Olena Pavlenko - President of DiXi Group

15.00 -15.30 Opening and Welcome. Presentations.

remarks

Marcin Scigan - IRENA Secretariat

15.30- 16.30 How to design an auction? Design elements and its influence on the market price. Best examples and lessons learnt.

Emanuele Bianco - IRENA Secretariat

16.30 - 16.45 Refreshments

16.45 - 17.45 Discussion

17.45 - 18.00 Closing Remarks (IRENA, SAEE)