Ukraine is accelerating the development of the National Energy and Climate Plan and plans to present the first draft of the document by the end of November. This is a very short timeframe - as a standard, such a document takes at least 1-1.5 years to prepare. This was stated by the First vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko during a meeting of the High-Level Group on the preparation of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP).

“Almost three months have passed since the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation on the National Energy and Climate Plan, and the Ukrainian party has made some progress over this time. First, a team was formed within the government and a team of external experts began to work on developing the plan. Secondly, we have formed a modelling team that will start its work in September. Thirdly, we have outlined a timetable for the preparation of the NECP, taking into account that it should be synchronised with the preparation of the Ukraine Facility Plan.

We expect the first draft of the NECP document with the main scenarios by the end of November. This is a very short timeframe – as a standard, such a document is prepared for at least 1-1.5 years. The team will have to work hard, and we will be grateful for your understanding and support in this process,” said Yuliia Svyrydenko.

According to the Vice Prime Minister, the final version of the document is due to be approved in June 2024. Therefore, between November 2023 and June 2024, additional discussions, clarifications and consultations will be held with all stakeholders.

It should be borne in mind that Ukraine will develop the NECP by modelling scenarios under conditions of war, and, accordingly, lack of or incomplete data. The martial law regime allows companies not to send their reports to the State Statistics Service, so the plan developers will not have much statistical data in 2022-2023 for modelling.

Another important factor to consider when developing the NECP is the need to combine recovery and “green” transition at the same time. The development of the plan should give an honest answer to the extent to which we will integrate the “green” transition into the recovery over the next 4 years.

“In addition, we need significant financial and expert assistance from international partners. Ukraine is currently in a state of war, so most of the public funds go to finance the army. Not only the development, but also the implementation of the National Energy and Climate Plan will depend on the willingness of international partners to help Ukraine finance all the initiatives outlined.

Our meeting is aimed at finding an answer to these circumstances and helping the Ukrainian team to better focus the modelling of future scenarios. They should be realistic, so I urge you to talk not only about dreams, but also about clear results that we want to see in 2030,” summed up Yuliia Svyrydenko.

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Initially, the NECPs were developed by EU member states within the framework of the Energy Union. These plans are intended to strengthen the management process between the EU and its member states, ensure compliance with international climate commitments, increase transparency of member state policies and regulate their interaction.

As a contracting party to the Energy Community, Ukraine has also committed itself to developing its own NECP. The plan should cover the period up to 2030 and contain a forecast until 2050.