"Green tariffs" need a new law

Parallel with the development of alternative energy Ukraine needs to seriously address energy conservation and efficiency, the only way to achieve a real reduction of dependence on traditional energy sources. This opinion was expressed by an expert on energy issues, Bohdan Sokolovsky at the round table "Alternative Energy in Ukraine - Challenges and Prospects", organized by the Institute Gorshenin. According to him, it is impossible today to think about the development of alternative energy, and tomorrow about energy conservation, and both should go hand in hand. "In terms of gas consumption per capita and per unit of GDP, we consume an average of 3-4 times more than our neighbors in Central Europe. If we reduce the annual consumption of gas with 70 billion cubic meters. M to 40 billion cubic meters. m, it will be a huge achievement, "- said the expert. In his opinion, Ukraine is extremely deformed energy balance. "We have a share of power in the overall balance of energy is 4-5 times less than in the civilized countries of Europe. In this case, the whole of Europe is on the path of alternative sources of electricity generation, and by 2020 plans to increase the amount of electricity from alternative sources to 20% and the Germans - even up to 21%. Given that we are still not the Germans, if Ukraine in 2020 will be released for at least 7% of alternative energy in the overall balance of consumption, it will be colossal. Today we have for wind power and other alternative sources have less than 1% "- emphasized Sokolovsky. He also said that Ukraine has a law on "green tariff", which assumes that the electricity generated by wind or solar, energy markets should be bought at a higher rate than electricity from traditional sources. "But here's a live example, in the Poltava region, wanted to create a complex to produce electricity by burning garbage. Agree that Ukraine is a very topical issue. However, it turned out that under the law of" green tariff "electricity can be sold only in general terms "- said the expert. He added: "We need to comprehensively improve the law normative base in the area of ??alternative energy and energy efficiency."