STRATEGIC CHANGE IN THE STRUCTURE OF ENERGY SOURCES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GOALS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 7 DURING POST-WAR RECOVERY IN UKRAINE
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https://doi.org/10.15330/apred.1.22.236-247Keywords:
strategy, strategic change, energy sector development strategy, structure of energy sources, distributed decentralised generation, distributed generation of renewable energy, Sustainable Development Goal 7Abstract
The objective of the study is to analyse the structure of electricity production in Ukraine, determine the impact of the war on the state of the energy system and justify strategic directions for the development of the country's energy system.
Publications review devoted to the problems of power generation and distribution of electricity revealed a trend towards supplementing centralized energy generation and supply systems with decentralized ones, especially with the use of renewable energy sources. A comparison of the advantages and limitations of centralised and decentralised systems of energy generation and supply shows that, from a technical and economic point of view, it is worth using both systems, which complement each other.
A structural analysis of energy production sources in Ukraine is carried out, the losses of energy generation and distribution as a result of military operations are estimated, and the strategic directions of restoration of the Ukrainian energy system during the war and in the process of post-war reconstruction are identified.
The structure of electricity production in Ukraine is analysed. The negative impact of the war on the country's energy system has been determined. The strategic directions of the post-war recovery of the domestic energy system are outlined, taking into account the global energy trends, such as distributed decentralised generation and distributed generation of renewable energy. Special attention was paid to the safety factor when planning the power generation structure during the post-war reconstruction of the country.
The structure of energy generation sources in Ukraine is dominated by nuclear (more than 50 per cent) and thermal energy (about 25 per cent). The energy production and distribution systems are centralized. During the war, more than half of the generating capacity was destroyed by the aggressor. The government's short-term actions are the restoration of destroyed objects. But during the post-war reconstruction, the structure of energy generation should be changed; the strategic priority should be the security of the energy system. The share of decentralized electricity generation based on renewable energy sources should be increased.
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