A few meters from the tariff reduction

Local authorities ignore energy efficiency projects that are capable of reforming the scope of heat …

Today, Ukraine has been actively reducing energy consumption by an average of 50-60%. After all, the energy intensity of GDP of Ukraine in 2,6 times higher than the world total. And if we continue to consume the scarce energy resources, as if from a cornucopia, then soon the whole country runs the risk of repeating the fate of Alchevsk sample of 2006, the executive director of the Association Energie cities of Ukraine Anatoly Kopec.

As he said recently at a round table on implementation mechanisms for energy efficiency projects, organized by the European Business Association, Ukraine will not go anywhere from the world trends: energy price will grow. And this is necessary to prepare, to adapt the method of energy conservation.

leader in this process, according to Koptsev, should make power in the first place, spot. As an example, he calls the city its Association - there, they say, have already reached 5 to 14% savings.

However, to save on energy consumption in cities of Ukraine do not want to everywhere … We offer almost twice the price below the price for hot water than the utility of the city. But our proposal is simply ignored, not wanting us to connect to the network, - says the example of the unwillingness of local authorities to economize Alexei Tikhonov.

In 2005, employers contracted with Brovary plant powder metallurgy on its provision of electricity and heat. Took a loan from a commercial bank, have designed an autonomous station on the leased area factory and bought seven cogeneration engines of domestic production, the efficiency of which reaches 90-92%. Working on gas, they produce not only electricity but also heat, which can then be delivered to the consumer. That is, instead of one commodity (electricity), as is happening today in Ukraine's thermal power plants, cogeneration power station has two, using the same amount of fuel.

benefits were so obvious that it decided to share not only with the plant, but the city. Local utility was made a commercial offer, to which replied that the city will buy electricity from the heat and the future station, if the price will be lower than that of alternative suppliers.

However, when a year later, in 2006, entrepreneurs have built the station and asked the community services are requested to enter into agreements and to connect to the electricity and heating, the ratio of energy-efficient plant in Brovary changed dramatically. And if you still have electricity to the network as a result of the so-called green tariff (on which the state should buy energy-efficient electricity production), the heat, which under this tariff may not be, interested only in the plant.

In the summer of 2006, we have heat in the city and not sold, although in Brovary in the summer population is suffering from a lack of hot water - general director of the company that owns the cogeneration power plant Evgeny Tikhonov. - And we, instead, excess heat was forced to discharge into the atmosphere, warming the air around the station! Although the city was already able to start saving and reduce tariffs.
Finally illusions with regard to energy-saving strategy of the city, businessmen were dispelled when the plant, which was their main consumer of heat and electricity, things began to deteriorate. In the end, the work of the plant stopped, and he generally refused to heat. Station also had to stop, because the state did not rush to consume more cheap energy, without taking into account the proposals of entrepreneurs …

I propose that the city of 1 Gcal costs UAH 141, excluding VAT. At the same time, utility companies offer people - nearly 214 hryvnia. While the local authority decided that it is possible only on 178 hryvnia per 1 Gcal. The difference between 214 and 178 they are subsidizing, and then seeks compensation in the budget, which are about 13 million per year - counts Evgeny Tikhonov.

Because of volatile temper public utilities, credit businesses were unable to pay. And if before the heating season cogeneration heat is not allowed to enter the network of the city, the bank receives a dead station, where the winter will become unfit for today is valuable equipment.

Although entrepreneurs are hoping to save their energy-efficient plant, which was not needed at the city. After appeals to the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (ACU), MinZhKH, Fuel and Energy Ministry in particular, and to the leadership of government in general, entrepreneurs are waiting for concrete action by the authorities. And also the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko to visit her to see how a national strategy of energy efficiency in the field understand its own way. Although so far Tikhonov feed only excuses, in which all their troubles blamed on flawed legislation.

to help understand the legality of such neglect on the part of public utilities, newspaper Day turned to the AMC. Acting Heads Minister Alexander Melnichenko questions whether the above-mentioned actions Teplovik manifestation of monopolies, at a recent Web conference said that this kind of case directly related to the competence of the Antimonopoly Committee. Melnichenko has promised that this matter will be investigated.

The press service of the Committee added that in accordance with the Rules of the provision and coordination of technical conditions for connection to the heat network, approved by theHousing Maintenance and Utilities, the local utility companies teploenergoseti not have the right to refuse to connect with the presence of the technical capabilities to the appropriate connection. In addition, the law clearly marked in order to connect cogeneration plants … In the case of any activity business entities that have signs of violation of competition law in the market of transportation of thermal energy, the Committee will resort to measures within their authority.

Statement Brovarsky entrepreneurs now considered the Kyiv Regional territorial office of the Antimonopoly Committee. But whether they will have time to react before 15 October, when he should officially start the heating season - is unknown. As explained by Vice-Chairman of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine Vladimir offices Vysotina, the statement they have seen.

So far, no response to our request to the potential defendant, - he explained. According Vysotina, in terms of competition in the markets of central heating this is a very interesting question, but to make certain conclusions without analyzing the response to public utilities, the AMC can not.

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In Brovary, preparing the program of modernization of communal heat power, infrastructure and schemes of heat settlements for the State Target Program of modernization of communal heat power, there did not include cogeneration plant. Instead, offer to finance the costly modernization of the State of obsolete boilers city pereoboruduya their coal consumption. Although the above-mentioned station could successfully completely replace one of them, saving, thus, and budget, said Evgeny Tikhonov.

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