KYIV, Feb 22 – The current model of supporting renewable energy in Ukraine should be improved, taking into account global experience of developed countries, Director of the Energy Markets Directorate of the Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Olha Buslavets said at the international conference devoted to the auction system of supporting renewable energy in Ukraine held on February 21.

She recalled that the share of renewable energy of total electricity generation in Ukraine is about 2%, while the share in the cost of electricity sold by all types of generation is about 9%. At the same time, renewable energy is a priority, receiving full payment for electricity sold to the wholesale market, unlike other energy producers.