Independent Monitoring and Integrated Report: Ukraine Reports on Progress in Implementing the National Energy and Climate Plan
On April 16, 2025, a meeting of the High-Level Advisory Group (HLAG) on the implementation of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) for the period up to 2030 was held, bringing together representatives of the Ukrainian government, the European Commission, the Energy Community Secretariat, and other international partners. The meeting discussed the progress in implementing the NECP, as well as the challenges facing Ukraine in the context of energy transformation.
In particular, in March 2025, Ukraine submitted an integrated report on the implementation of the NECP to the Energy Community Secretariat, completing all 20 annexes.
Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Andriy Telyupa presented an overview of the NECP implementation process, noting important institutional changes: "The report was submitted on time – March 15. This is an important achievement for us, demonstrating the capacity for systematic interaction of all relevant departments. The government is finalizing preparations for the launch of an interdepartmental working group, the first meeting of which is scheduled for May."
An important aspect of the Plan's implementation is the financing of policies and measures. "According to our estimates, about $40 billion is needed to achieve our goals by 2030 for the six main areas," said Andriy Telyupa. He added that the main sources of funding are the Ukraine Facility program (about 9.3 billion euros in grants and loans under Component II), bilateral agreements, programs of international financial organizations, and government initiatives.
Thus, Ukraine remains on the path of energy transformation and integration into the EU energy market, despite the difficult conditions of war, demonstrating political will and commitment to common decarbonization goals.
Roman Nitsovych, Director of Research at DiXi Group, presented the results of independent monitoring, which is carried out in parallel with the official process: "We evaluate NECP policies and measures using 205 indicators, using two cross-sections: the status of actual implementation and the degree of progress for those policies or measures that are still in the process of implementation."
The team of experts has already released three quarterly reports, the last two of which are available in English. Among the key decisions noted in the report for the first quarter of 2025: restoration of mandatory monitoring, reporting, and verification of greenhouse gas emissions; adoption of an action plan for creating an emissions trading system; adoption of optional requirements for nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEB); and the beginning of the formation of minimum stocks of crude oil and petroleum products.
Moving on to practical aspects of implementation, Andriy Kitura, Director of Development at DiXi Group and Head of the Green Transition Office, presented key findings from the first integrated report on the progress of NECP implementation. "Most of the policies and measures included in the NECP are in the process of development or are being updated as part of the EU accession process. Because of this, we cannot yet show significant progress, but we are demonstrating positive dynamics," he noted.
Of particular interest to participants was the speech by Yolanda Garcia Mezquita, representative of the Directorate-General for Energy of the European Commission. She emphasized that Ukraine's National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) is not just a policy document but a real tool that is already working for the country's future in the European space.
"National Energy and Climate Plans should not just be plans, but investment roadmaps for green transformation. This is exactly the signal that investors are waiting for: that there is a vision, there is a structure, and there is a will to move forward."
Considering the question of next steps, Adam Cwetsch, Head of the Green Deal Department of the Energy Community Secretariat, emphasized the importance of sustainability of reforms. "One of the basic fundamental principles of the process that we raised last year is that it is very important that the process does not end with just the adoption of the document, this should only be the beginning," Cwetsch emphasized.
He noted that Ukraine is the leader among all contracting parties of the Energy Community in terms of submitting information to the reporting system.
Summarizing the meeting, its moderator, former Polish Minister for Climate and Environment Michał Kurtyka, emphasized the progress made in Ukraine in implementing the NECP. He also mentioned the importance of preparing proposals for updating the plan by the end of 2025 and the key role of funding for the successful implementation of Ukraine's ambitious goals in the energy and climate areas.
The National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) is a strategic document that defines the direction of state policy in the energy and climate spheres in accordance with Ukraine's commitments under European integration.
The development of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) was carried out under the coordination of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine. All key ministries and agencies were involved in the development of the document together with the DiXi Group analytical center and the Institute of Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine with the support of the British Embassy and the Net Zero World Initiative.
The preparation of the integrated report was coordinated by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine in cooperation with other executive authorities and the Green Transition Office.
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