Ukrenergo and the German energy agency DENA will analyze the technical and regulatory problems associated with the integration of fast growing capacities of renewable energy sources and will develop necessary recommendations. According to a press release from Ukrenergo, the main instruments for effective integration are systems for accurate forecasting of generation from renewable energy sources, a developed market for auxiliary services and interconnectors.
Ukrenergo notes that at present the united energy system of Ukraine can accept 4.75 GW of renewable energy capacities without negative consequences, while by the end of 2019 this figure will amount to 3.965 GW.
“A further increase in the share of renewable energy generation without the urgent legislative settlement of the issue of their work in the energy market and their controlled construction pose risks of the system imbalance. And first of all, the problem lies in a lack of responsibility of “green” generation for imbalances, which, in turn, does not stimulate manufacturers to accurate forecasting of production,” the company said.
The project “Transformation of the Energy System to Optimize the Integration of Renewable Energy in Ukraine” is funded by a grant from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and will last until March 2020.
Mykolaiv seaport in January-October 2019 increased transshipment of goods by 20% compared to the same period in 2018, to 26.951 million tonnes.
According to the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, for the specified period the port increased transshipment of exported cargo by 27%, to 21.109 million tonnes, imported goods by 5.1%, to 5.003 million tonnes, cabotage goods by 0.2%, to 838,010 tonnes. Transshipment of transit cargo in January-October 2019 was not carried out.
In January-October, transshipment of liquid cargo in the seaport decreased by 6.3%, to 2.228 million tonnes, dry bulk cargo increased by 24.2%, to 22.044 million tonnes, and packaged goods by 15%, to 2.679 million tonnes.
As reported, Mykolaiv seaport in 2018 raised transshipment of goods by 24.09% compared to 2017, to 29.2 million tonnes.
The Ukrainian national football team has defeated the Estonian team in a friendly match with a score of 1:0. The meeting took place in Zaporizhia on Thursday evening.
The only goal was scored by the Belgian Gent midfielder Roman Bezus in the last seconds of added time by a free kick and a rebound from ex-football player of the Lviv Carpathians Serhiy Zenev.
State-owned enterprise Pivdenny maritime merchandise port in January-October 2019 handled 43.852 million tonnes of cargo, which is 28.3% more than in January-October 2018.
According to information from the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, for the period the port increased transshipment of exported cargo by 35.7%, to 31.97 million tonnes, imported freight by 3%, to 6.036 million tonnes, transit by 26.3%, to 5.824 million tonnes.
In January-October, the seaport handled only 13.3% of the volume of coastal cargo compared to the same period in 2018, which amounted to 46,000 tonnes.
In January-September, the port raised transshipment of liquid cargo by 10.4%, to 3.673 million tonnes, dry bulk cargo by 35%, to 36.73 million tonnes, and reduced transshipment of packaged goods by 5.6%, to 3.447 million tonnes.
Container transshipment amounted to 169,420 TEU (an increase of 79.2% compared to the same period in 2018).
As reported, in 2018 the port increased transshipment of goods by 1.92% compared to 2017, to 42.702 million tonnes.
Pivdenny port was founded in 1978. It is located on the Adzhalyk firth and is the deepest harbor in Ukraine. The length of its berths is around 2.6 kilometers.
Ukraine in January-October of 2019 decreased imports of aluminum ore and concentrate (bauxites) in natural terms by 0.9% compared to the same period in 2018, to 4.039 million tonnes.
According to customs statistics released by the State Fiscal Service, during this period bauxite imports in monetary terms increased 10.5%, to $181.866 million.
Imports were mainly from Guinea (53.86% of deliveries in monetary terms), Guyana (39.55%), and Brazil (2.92%).
In January-October 2019, some 22 tonnes of bauxite were exported to Poland for $1,000, whereas in January-October 2018 some 45 tonnes of bauxite were re-exported to Poland for $5,000.
As reported, Ukraine in 2018 increased imports of aluminum ore and concentrate (bauxite) in natural terms by 4.6% compared with 2017, to 5.089 million tonnes. Imports of bauxite in monetary terms fell by 2.4%, to $207.222 million. Imports were mainly from Guinea (57.17% of deliveries in monetary terms), Guyana (36.63%), and Brazil (4.37%).
In 2018, some 45 tonnes of bauxite were also re-exported to Poland for $5,000, while in 2017 some 162 tonnes of bauxite worth $ 10,000 were re-exported.
The plan of financing the national budget in 2020 announced by the government in the draft budget envisages borrowing on the foreign market in the amount of $4.9 billion and on the internal market in the amount of UAH 231.1 billion or $8.4 billion, state representative for public debt Yuriy Butsa has said.
“We will continue increasing the share of borrowings in national currency,” he said at a conference of the Fitch Ratings in Kyiv on Thursday.
According to him, the amount of payments on public debt next year is estimated at UAH 282.1 billion ($10.3 billion) of repayment of the principal amount and UAH 141.5 billion ($5.1 billion) of interest payments. He also said that another UAH 12 billion is planned to be raised through privatization.
Butsa said that since the beginning of this year, the total public debt of Ukraine has declined from 60.9% of GDP to 51.2% of GDP in September this year, although in U.S. dollar terms it has grown from $78.3 billion to $83 billion.
He also said that the share of debt in the hryvnia during this time increased from 33% to 40%, and in U.S. dollars decreased from 48% to 42%. According to him, the debt in euros increased from 9% to 11%. Butsa added that a small share of the euro in debt allows us to consider the possibility of increasing it.
