@ARTICLE{Dergachova_Viktoriia_Alternative_2020, author={Dergachova, Viktoriia and Zhygalkevych, Zhanna and Derhachov, Yevhen and Koleshnia, Yana}, volume={vol. 23}, number={No 4}, journal={Polityka Energetyczna - Energy Policy Journal}, pages={123-140}, howpublished={online}, year={2020}, publisher={Instytut Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi i Energią PAN}, abstract={The Ukrainian energy sector’s crucial problems, in particular, the outmoded equipment, the power infrastructure shortcoming and a significant backlog in the energy supply quality from the European one, based on the SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index) indicator comparison, has been disclosed in this article. A considerable break in the energy supply quality in both rural and urban settlements has been also revealed. The current state of the alternative energy development has been described, the energy generation structure, as well as the rates of development of the renewable energy sources’ usage have been analyzed. Some challenges in the imbalance of the renewable energy sources’ usage and their analyzed consequences have been identified, among others, the generation volume abruptness by both SPP and WPP, requiring maneuvering with the traditional sources’ employer. The negative effect of the “green” tariff as the main priming stimulus for the renewable energy facilities’ construction has been proven. Generally and particularly, the financial influence level on the state has been analyzed, being manifested in the debts’ accumulation to energy producers. The residual capability of solving the problems of alternative energy development has been considered, in particular, the “green” auctions announced by the state, the formation of the optimal predicted level of energy generation by SPP and WPP in order to prevent sharp disparities in both electricity demand and supply. The biogas plants’ facilities as a ponderable choice to both solar and wind generation have been analyzed.}, type={Article}, title={Alternative energy in Ukraine: the current status and possible solutions to existing problems}, URL={http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/119086/PDF/08-05-Dergachova-i-inni.pdf}, keywords={energy sector, alternative energy, “green” tariff, “green” vendue, biogas plant}, }