Director of NVP 'Energo-Plus' Yevgen Korф warns that untimely payments threaten the energy sector of Ukraine. He states that this situation leads to a loss of investments and may result in the halting of new projects in the energy field.
Moreover, Yevgen Korф emphasizes that the lack of payments limits Ukraine’s ability to adapt to new challenges. This may cause energy shortages during peak periods, as well as create additional social tension and complicate the repair of damaged facilities.
At the macro level, the debt crisis hinders the modernization of energy towards decentralization and the development of renewable energy. Ukraine risks losing its opportunity to integrate renewable energy into future energy balance and comply with European standards.
Yevgen Korф calls for clearing debts to producers as a signal to investors. This may help attract new investments in the energy sector, as many Ukrainian companies are ready to reinvest their earned funds in expanding or modernizing their capacities.
According to the director of the Energy Research Center, Oleksandr Kharchenko, total debts in the electricity market exceed 100 billion hryvnias. He emphasizes that the debts of the public, amounting to about 10 billion hryvnias, are only an indicator of the overall problem in the market.
Ukrainian investors are calling for more timely payments in the energy sector to avoid serious negative consequences for the industry and the country as a whole.