Problems concerning sustainability of Energy System

in Ukraine

- Introduction- Overview of problems in energy system- Economical issues- Ecology issues- Social issues- State of renewable energy in Ukraine- Conclusion

Contents

USSR problems UKRAINE

Problems

Economy

Social

Ecology• Limited domestic resources• Deprecated technologies• Import-dependency• Environmental pollution• Moral aspects

Economical aspects- 60.7% of energy is produced using imported

resources.- Up to 93 percent of energy production in Ukraine

is based on non-renewable resources.- During past decade GDP energy content

increased by 30%.- 14.3% of produced energy is lost during

transportation.

Ecological aspects - 4.6 millions of hectares are

polluted with radionuclides. - 6.85 million tons emissions in

the atmosphere in 2005. - Lack of environmental friendly

technologies.- Landfill remains main method

of waste utilization. - Government pays too little

attention to environmental legislation.

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Thousands tons

Emissions in the atmosphere

Emissions Intensity Levels and Trends

Social aspects- People are used to

cheap energy.- Problem of pollution is

far from being prior for most people.

- Working conditions in extractive industry leaves much to be desired.

• The potential for wind power in Ukraine is 70 million MWh per year.

• Hydro potential has been estimated to be 17 TWh/a for large and 3.7 TWh/a for small hydro power plants.

• Nationwide, there appear to be about 40 solar thermal installations with a total installed solar collector surface of perhaps 10,000 m2 and an installed capacity of about 5-8 MWth.

Renewable energy sources

Problems with renewable energy sources in Ukraine

• Huge capital investments are needed to switch from non-renewable energy sources.

• Ukrainian government does virtually nothing to develop energy system based on renewables. Instead they promote the development of nuclear energy sources.

• The development of renewable resources in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union remains limited primarily to expansion or refurbishment of existing hydroelectric units.

• Problems of corruption and excessive bureaucracy.

Everything will be alright !

At least we hope so…