Ukraine’s EU Accession: Energy and Climate

Ukraine’s EU Accession: Energy and Climate

EU Accession is crucial for Ukraine: our 2025 conference is devoted to the state of play, challenges, and next steps regarding energy and climate. In particular, we will explore market coupling, transparency, and governance, as well as investments in the distribution system, as key enablers for a modern energy system. We will also discuss scientific collaboration in the field of energy, specifically GDU's new partnership with Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

Event Documents

Agenda Post Release.pdf

Speakers

Dorothee Bär
Dorothee Bär Minister of Research, Technology and Space, BMFTR
Stefan Müller
Stefan Müller Director of the Department “Future Security – Research for Fundamentals and Sustainable Development”, BMFTR
Maximilian Rasch
Maximilian Rasch Chargé d’affaires a.i., Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ukraine
Piotr Lukasiewicz
Piotr Lukasiewicz Polish Ambassador
Olga Yukhymchuk
Olga Yukhymchuk Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine for European Integration
Denys Kurbatov
Denys Kurbatov Deputy Minister for Science and Education, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Pavlo Kartashov
Pavlo Kartashov Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine
Benoit Mesnard
Benoit Mesnard Head of Unit, Economic and Sectoral Policies, Ukraine Service, DG ENEST
Bernd Rech
Bernd Rech Scientific Director of HZB, Vice-President of the Helmholtz Association Research Field Energy
Inna Sovsun
Inna Sovsun Member of Parliament of Ukraine; Professor at NaUKMA
Torsten Woellert
Torsten Woellert Minister Councellor, Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine
Andriy Gerus
Andriy Gerus Chair of the Committee on Energy, Housing and Utilities Services, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Hanna Zamazieieva
Hanna Zamazieieva Head of State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Saving Energy of Ukraine
Olha Poliukhovych
Olha Poliukhovych Vice President for Research and Academic Affairs, NaUKMA
Oliver Franz
Oliver Franz Chair of the Distribution and Market Facilitation Committee at Eurelectric
Jasmina Trhulj
Jasmina Trhulj Head of Electricity Unit at The Energy Community Secretariat
Ivan Yuryk
Ivan Yuryk Member of the Management Board, NPC Ukrenergo
Olena Pavlenko
Olena Pavlenko President DiXi Group
Oleksandr Vizir
Oleksandr Vizir Energy and Climate Lead, Ukraine Facility Platform
Oleksandr Baraniuk
Oleksandr Baraniuk CEO of Public Association Smart Grids of Ukraine
Susanne Nies
Susanne Nies Project Lead Green Deal Ukraїna, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
Georg Zachmann
Georg Zachmann Scientific Lead, Green Deal Ukraїna, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
Olha Bondarenko
Olha Bondarenko Senior Energy Policy Officer, Green Deal Ukraїna, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
Rouven Stubbe
Rouven Stubbe Energy and Climate Policy Advisor, Green Deal Ukraїna, HZB
Vladyslav Mikhnych
Vladyslav Mikhnych GDU consultant

Third Annual Conference of Green Deal Ukraina

Short teaser

Dorothee Bär

Recorded speech of the Dorothee Bär, Minister of Research, Technology and Space, BMFTR

Dr. Stefan Müller

Recorded speech of the Dr. Stefan Müller, Director of the Department “Future Security – Research for Fundamentals and Sustainable Development”, German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space, BMFTR.

GDU Annual Conference 2025 recording

English version

GDU Annual Conference 2025 recording

Ukainian version

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Presentations

Ukraine cross-border electricity trade: From short-term security of supply imperatives to flow-based market coupling Download
Presentation

Ukraine cross-border electricity trade: From short-term security of supply imperatives to flow-based market coupling

Susanne Nies, Rouven Stubbe

Distribution system operators in Ukraine: gatekeepers of a decentralised energy system Download
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Distribution system operators in Ukraine: gatekeepers of a decentralised energy system

Olha Bondarenko, Vladyslav Mikhnych, Georg Zachmann

Integration of Ukrainian and European electricity markets Download
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Integration of Ukrainian and European electricity markets

role of Ukrenergo

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