NEK “Ukrenergo” plans to appeal to the National Commission for State Regulation in the Spheres of Energy and Public Utilities (NERC) with a proposal to increase the electricity transmission tariff. The aim of this step is to ensure timely payments under the ‘green tariff’ to producers of electricity from renewable sources (RES).
This is reported by Finway
Reasons for the ‘Ukrenergo’ Initiative
The Chairman of the Board of “Ukrenergo”, Vitaliy Zaychenko, explained that the company is currently facing a shortage of funds for settlements with producers of “green” energy. According to him, these payments are made from a single source – the electricity transmission tariff. This applies to both industrial RES facilities and household solar power plants (SPPs).
“We definitely understand that there will be a shortage of funds. They have not been exhausted yet, but are already at the limit… As soon as they run out, all market participants will know about it, and we will appeal to the regulator with a request to review the current transmission tariff,” Zaychenko said.
Approved Tariffs for 2026 and Industry Positions
In December of last year, NERC approved the tariff for “Ukrenergo” for electricity transmission for 2026 with phased increases. During the first quarter of 2026, the tariff will be 713.68 UAH per MWh (excluding VAT), which is 4% higher than the previous level. From April 1 until the end of 2026, the tariff will increase to 742.91 UAH per MWh, which is 8.2% more than the previous figure. For “green metallurgy” enterprises, the tariff is set at 373.93 UAH per MWh in the first quarter and 378.49 UAH per MWh in the following months (an increase of 3.9% and 5.3%, respectively).
Additionally, the “Ukrenergo” tariff for electricity dispatching in 2026 is set at 110.03 UAH per MWh (excluding VAT), which exceeds the previous tariff of 98.97 UAH per MWh by 11.18%.
Industry associations representing producers of electricity from renewable sources believe that the approved tariff does not provide sufficient funding for full payments under the ‘green tariff’. Industry representatives, in turn, call for maintaining the electricity transmission tariff at its current level or limiting its increase to a minimum.