Managing the Renovation of the National Economy in Ensuring Energy Decentralization and Energy Security

Abstract

The article is devoted to an analytical review of the situation in the industrial and energy sectors of Ukraine, taking into account the regional component and given the extent of destruction caused by the armed conflict. It is proposed and substantiated the hypothesis that the SMART-chain of administrative-budgetary-energy decentralization in the shortest possible time to protect the economy of Ukraine from the challenges of the postwar period. The national resource potential of energy efficient and energy saving technologies is systematized, applied recommendations are provided to support state and local energy development trends, namely: energy storage projects, distributed and micro-generation, Net Energy Metering projects to support small projects in the energy sector. Proposals for institutional changes to establish a Decarbonization / Green Energy Transition Agency in Ukraine, with broad communication powers and the ability to make decisions on reducing carbon emissions in all areas, are presented. The possibility and expediency of applying the concept of niarshoring in Ukrainian industry (with the potential to use Ukraine's industrial and logistics infrastructure as a mega-industrial park for the EU and the mutual benefit of such a project) and in the national energy sector (to improve the EU energy balance) . The energy balance of Europe for the last 5 years is analyzed, the negative dynamics of its development is demonstrated. To improve the situation, the forecast of energy prices for individual EU countries was calculated taking into account Ukraine's integration into the European energy system. The analysis and calculations revealed a potentially possible level of price reductions in selected EU countries up to 20-30%. Recommendations for improving the efficiency of energy management at the regional level are provided, in particular, ensuring transparency in the development of renewable energy sources, using significant national biofuel potential and increasing natural gas production, developing a business model of a gas distribution center in Western Ukraine energy market.