The National Commission for State Regulation in the Spheres of Energy and Public Utilities (NKREKU) plans to set from January 1, 2025 the tariff of Ukrenergo for electricity transmission in the amount of 678.58 UAH/MWh (hereinafter without VAT). The corresponding draft resolution of the NERCU was submitted to its meeting on Wednesday, December 10.
Thus, the transmission tariff, if approved, will be 28.4% higher than the current one in 2024 (528.57 UAH/MW*h) and 2% higher than the one approved at the meeting on November 13 (665.26 UAH/MW*h).
According to the justification of the new project, the expenses for NEC’s fulfillment of special obligations to pay for “green” electricity, which occupy the largest share in the tariff, have been increased by almost UAH 1.5 bln. If in the project approved in November, UAH 23.7 billion was allocated to support industrial renewable energy generation, in the updated version – UAH 25.1 billion. As explained by the regulator, the updated forecasted volume of electricity supply by producers under the feed in tariff mechanism introduced in 2024 along with the feed in premium mechanism is taken into account.
The volume of payment for electricity from domestic SES remained at the previously approved level – UAH 6.98 bln. For comparison: in 2024 these figures amounted to 12.3 billion UAH and 3.93 billion UAH, respectively.
Also, the justification, in particular, indicates that the recalculation of the tariff is based on the performance of the NEC for 9 months of 2024, and not half a year, as was done earlier.
Nevertheless, the tariff planned for consideration on Tuesday is 13% less than the one initially proposed by Ukrenergo (UAH 780.41/MWh).
In addition, at Tuesday’s meeting, the energy regulator plans to set the tariff for electricity transmission for green metallurgy at 351.90 UAH/MWh, which is almost at the level of the approved one, as well as the tariff for dispatching at 92.26 UAH/MWh, which is 3% lower than the approved one.
As reported, on November 13, the regulator approved the reduction of Ukrenergo’s tariff for electricity transmission for 2025 for green metallurgy by 3.3% compared to the current one – to 352.73 UAH/MW*h (now 364.7 UAH/MW*h), as well as the tariff for dispatching by 9%, to 95.07 UAH/MW*h (now 104.57 UAH/MW*h).
In a blitz interview with Energoreforma in early October, the head of Ukrenergo, Oleksiy Brekht, said that the NEC proposes a tariff for electricity transmission for 2025 in the amount of 780.41 UAH/MWh, and expressed hope that the system operator and the national regulator will be able to reach an agreement on its establishment in order to be able to pay for electricity from industrial RES plants, which is underfunded in the tariff by about half.
At that time Brecht noted that “our task for the next year is to reach a break-even tariff, with the possibility for the company to ensure its tasks on the electricity market in full”. At the same time, he admitted that “discussion with the regulator will reduce the tariff a bit.”
The industry traditionally opposes an increase in the transmission tariff.
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FlixBus, the largest bus transportation operator in Europe, is launching three additional international routes from Ukraine to Germany ahead of the winter holidays.
According to the operator’s press service on Monday, the flights will be operated in the directions of Ivano-Frankivsk – Berlin, Chernihiv – Cologne, and Odesa – Bremen.
“FlixBus is launching new routes to Germany to help even more Ukrainians reunite with their families during the Christmas and winter holidays. It is estimated that up to 1.65 million Ukrainians live in Germany, for whom these routes create an opportunity to reach their loved ones in a convenient and comfortable way. For many, this is more than just a trip. FlixBus strives to make these meetings more accessible, especially at such an important time of the year,” the operator’s press service said.
The first flight on the route Odesa – Uman – Vinnytsia – Khmelnytskyi – Ternopil – Lviv – Berlin – Hamburg – Hamburg – Bremen is scheduled for December 10 from Odesa. Departures will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. In the opposite direction, the bus will run on Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
The flight Chernihiv – Kyiv – Zhytomyr – Rivne – Lviv – Berlin – Magdeburg – Hanover – Dortmund – Essen – Duisburg – Dusseldorf – Cologne Bonn Airport will be launched for the first time on December 16. Reportedly, it is another convenient option for traveling to Cologne, in particular to Cologne-Bonn Airport. The bus will depart on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. In the opposite direction, the bus will depart on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
The route Ivano-Frankivsk – Lviv – Rzeszow – Kielce – Łódź – Poznan – Berlin will be operated twice a week: on Thursday and Sunday, and in the opposite direction – on Monday and Friday.
On November 1, FlixBus also launched a new route from Kyiv to Munich. The line allows passengers to easily transfer to flights to Italy, France, Croatia, and other European countries.
The company provides direct connections between 29 cities in Germany and 11 cities in Ukraine. FlixBus already has 28 direct bus routes between Ukraine and 8 EU countries. Nine flights connect Ukraine with European airports.
Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company has put up for sale six bulk carriers, the company’s CEO Dmytro Moskalenko has announced.
Applications from those wishing to participate in the auction were launched on the zakupivli.pro website on December 5 and will last until December 12. All six vessels are being auctioned as a single lot. Its price is UAH 440.68 million (excluding VAT).
“UDP is starting to sell the maritime fleet. It is a painful but the only right decision. UDP’s key segment is river freight transportation. We have to get rid of unprofitable non-core assets and direct resources to modernize the river fleet. It is in the river freight segment that the shipping company has development prospects,” Moskalenko wrote on Facebook on Friday.
According to him, shipowners are likely to be interested in the repaired Vilkovo and Izmail, with documents ready for operation.
“However, it is important that the Tatarbunary, Viana do Castelo, Kiliya and Reni, which have been in storage for many years, also find a buyer,” said the USP CEO.
According to Moskalenko, last year the UDP began to restore the maritime fleet.
“During the blockade of Odesa ports, the government set a task to ensure the export of agricultural products from the Danube ports. At last year’s freight rates, the restoration of the fleet was a profitable investment with a short payback period. However, after the blockade of Odesa ports was lifted, freight rates dropped several times. The Danube ports became empty. And the further trend is disappointing,” he said.
According to the UDP CEO, a number of private companies operate at low rates as well, as they “optimize taxes, operate hundreds of fleet units of different tonnages, work in different segments, in different markets with guaranteed return loading of vessels.”
“We are a state-owned company that pays all taxes in good faith. In such unequal conditions, with a working fleet of two small ships (the other four are out of commission), it is almost impossible to compete,” Moskalenko emphasized.
He noted that the USP was working on all possible options: they considered proposals to transfer the vessels to a time charter. However, the income from the charter will not cover the future costs of maintenance and repair of the vessels. The project could have become deliberately unprofitable for the state.
“Keeping the vessels idle forever is also not an option. Fleet maintenance is a significant monthly expense. Our vessels are more than 30 years old, so in some time we will have to spend money again to extend the validity of the documents,” Moskalenko summed up, noting that the decision to sell the fleet was supported by the shareholder, the Ministry of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine.
Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises in January-November of this year increased pig iron production – by 19.8%, up to 6.524 million tons.
In November, 542.9 thousand tons of pig iron was produced, while in the previous month – 624.9 thousand tons of pig iron. As reported, Ukraine in 2023 reduced pig iron smelting by 6.1% to 6.003 million tons.
Ukraine in 2022 reduced pig iron production by 69.8% – to 6.391 million tons. For 2021, 21.165 million tons of pig iron was produced (103.6% to 2020).
In November 2024, Turkey overtook Spain, the unchallenged leader, in imports of Ukrainian corn, Dmytro Solomchuk, MP, member of the Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy, said on Facebook.
“In terms of physical weight, the figures are significant – 2.5 million tons of exports in November, of which 620 thousand tons were bought by Turkey,” he wrote.
The MP noted that in November, a total of $2.3 billion worth of agricultural products were exported, of which only $512 million was corn.
As reported, on October 10, 2024, Turkey introduced quotas on imports of 1 million tons of corn and reduced the duty to 5% by the end of December 2024.
