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.
This paper summarizes the arguments and counterarguments within the scientific discussion
on developing the free-carbon economy in Ukraine. The main purpose of the paper is elaborating
the energy efficiency profile of Ukraine to assure the development of the free-carbon economy. To
achieve this purpose, the authors carried out an investigation in the following logical sequence.
Firstly, the bibliometric analysis of 4674 of the most cited articles indexed by the Scopus database
was conducted. The obtained findings indicated that the green economy transformation depended
on the main factors such as economic performance, corruption, macroeconomic stability, social
welfare, shadow economy etc. As a result, the forecast of the final energy consumption to 2030
was performed. The methodological tool of this research is based on the Autoregressive Integrated
Moving Average (ARIMA) model. This study involved data of the Visegrad countries (Poland, the
Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic and Hungary) and Ukraine from 2000 to 2018. The base of
data is Eurostat, the EU statistical service. Based on the obtained results of analyzing the green
economic transformation in the Visegrad countries and Ukraine, the authors intimated the existence
of the significant energy-efficient gap in Ukraine compared to the analyzed countries. In reliance on
the experience of the Visegrad countries and the forecast results, the authors provided the main recommendations
for providing the green transforming in Ukraine. The authors highlighted that the obtained
results of this paper were considered to be the base for future investigations considering the influence
of endogenous and exogenous factors on developing the free-carbon economy in Ukraine.
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