It is necessary to clearly define the mechanism and source of compensation for Energoatom’s costs for the PSO, the company said.
The Ministry of Finance shall determine the sources of financing and the method of payment for covering NAEC expenses Energoatom in support of a preferential electricity tariff for the population within the limits of the company’s special responsibilities in the electricity market (PSO). This was reported by the press service Energoatom on Friday, November 10th.
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It is already indicated in September-November of this year Energoatom paid GP Buyer’s Guarantee for PSO service UAH 28.8 billion. In particular, in November, 60% of the expected cost of the PSO service was paid – UAH 7.9 billion.
The company added that 100% compliance with the current PSO is allowed Energoatom partially reduce the debt generated in 2022 after the occupation of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. But by the end of 2023, according to planned estimates, the debt will reach almost 17 billion rubles.
“The scope and conditions for the implementation of special duties assigned by the Cabinet of Ministers to market participants must be clearly defined, clear, non-discriminatory and temporary in nature, as provided by the Law of Ukraine. About the electrical energy market. According to Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 483, the Ministry of Finance must determine the sources of financing and the procedure for the compensation of market participants assigned special responsibilities,” they stressed. Energoatom.
It was noted that as a result of the introduction of the financial PSO from October 2021 until the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the energy market remained balanced, and Energoatom there are no debts for this service. Problems with the calculations appeared only in March 2022, when Russian troops occupied Zaporizhia NPP, which provided more than 40% of production Energoatom electricity
“Energoatom I repeatedly appealed to the Cabinet of Ministers with a request to include in the state budget for 2024 the costs of paying compensation for the company’s costs for the PSO service. The law stipulates that the manufacturer subject to special obligations must be paid for the costs. However, the Ministry of Finance, which must determine the mechanism and sources of cost compensation Energoatomis leaving this problem unattended for now,” said company president Petr Kotin.
SA Energoatom believe that in order to ensure the efficient operation of the energy market, without additional debts, it is necessary to finally clearly define the mechanism and sources of cost compensation Energoatom in PSO.
“This issue is important for the entire state,” the company summarized.
We remind you that this week in Ukraine new maximum prices for electricity have been established in the “coming day” and intraday markets.
It was also reported that President Vladimir Zelensky introduced an RNBO decision to strengthen the stability of the Ukrainian energy system.
Source: korrespondent
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