SWG Energy Security and Energy Efficiency | Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine

SWG Energy Security and Energy Efficiency

Meeting

30 July 2020 16:00 Kyiv № 1

Meeting agenda

On organizational issues and format of functioning of the Sector Working Group "Energy".
On the structure of subgroups of the Sector Working Group "Energy".

List of participants (Annex 1)

1. On organizational issues and format of functioning of the Sector Working Group Energy.

DEMCHENKOV Y. briefly presented the vision of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine on the format of the sectoral working group "Energy" (hereinafter - SWG) and outlined the main priorities for the Ministry in the energy sector (Annex 2). Co-chairing of the SWG from the development partners side was proposed and discussed.

The development partners expressed their support to the initiative to establish the SWG Energy.

The following partners confirmed their intention to co- chair the SWG – EU Delegation and Energy Community.

2. On the structure of subgroups of the Sector Working Group Energy.

DEMCHENKOV Y.S. briefly outlined the priorities of work for each subgroup and proposed the structure of subgroups consisting of:

subgroup 1: "Electricity"
subgroup 2: "Renewable energy sources";
subgroup 3: "Gas and oil industry";
subgroup 4: "Coal industry";
subgroup 5: "Multisectoral energy efficiency";
subgroup 6: "Cybersecurity of critical energy infrastructure";
subgroup 7: "European Green Deal and just transition".

The development partners exchanged views on the proposed structure and offered to work out the presented structure within their organizations and send proposals based on the results.

DEMCHENKOV Y.S. invited the development partners to join the subgroups, and proposed the first scheduled meetings of the two subgroups:

On August 6, 2020 at 16:00 a meeting of subgroup 4 "Coal Industry";
On August 11, 2020 at 16:00 a meeting of subgroup 6 "Cybersecurity of critical energy infrastructure".

The following development partners expressed their interest to coordinate/ co-chair sub-groups

USAID the sub-groups on "Electricity" and "Gas and oil industry";
Germany and UNIDO the sub-group on "Integrated Energy Efficiency";
United Kingdom the sub-groups on "Coal industry";
Energy Community the sub-groups on "Renewable energy sources" and "European Green Deal and just transition".

A need to coordinate the sub-group on Cyber-Security with the Ministry of Digitalization and the sub-group on Energy Efficiency with MinRegion was raised by development partners.

3. Conclusions, next steps, decisions

As a result of the meeting it was decided:

To take the proposed SWG format as the basis for discussion. Development partners will provide their response to the Ministry after internal discussions.
Identify joint groups of the SWG: EU Delegation to Ukraine (BAUER J.), Energy Community (KOPAC J.).
The structure of the subgroup of the SWG will be taken as a basis for consideration. The sub-groups structure will be finally agreed after proposals are received from development partners.
Within the next week development partners will confirm their nomination for co-charing sub-groups and membership in thematic subgroups.
Conduct thematic (sub-group) meeting as proposed.

Drafted by:

Secretary _____________ LEVCHENKO I.

Chairman _____________ DEMCHENKOV Y.

Date: 30/07/2020

Meeting documents

Protocol

Presentation "Ministry of Energy of Ukraine"