Overview of Implementation of Effective Energy-Saving Policy in the EU and Opportunities for Ukraine

This paper presents an overview of the situation with energy efficiency in Ukraine, draws lessons from the Eastern European experience and looks at the potential for energy efficiency improvement. Herein Ukraine’s energy saving potential and basic legislative documents in the sphere is briefly analyzed. Also, the paper provides a summary of energy efficiency projects implemented in Ukraine and coverage of available sources of financing, including commercial funding, funding from international institutions, and options available through the mechanism of Kyoto Protocol. This paper was prepared under the project “Situation in Ukraine’s Energy Sector and Potential Ways of Improvement” Language: English