Energy Minister Nasalyk: Three new directorates to be created at ministry

Three new directorates will be created at the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry that will be responsible for the development and implementation of state policy in the energy sphere.

Energy Minister Ihor Nasalyk stated this at a meeting of the special group to solve investors’ problems, which was also attended by member company representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine and the European Business Association, the ministry’s press service reports.

“In the scope of public administration reform, three directorate with will be created at the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry, which will be responsible for the development and implementation of state policy in the energy sector,” Minister Nasalyk said.

In addition, special attention during the meeting was paid to the draft Energy Strategy of Ukraine. The parties also discussed topical issues raised by business representatives, in particular the implementation the law of Ukraine “On the market of electricity”, liberalization of the gas market and the increase in gas production volumes, as well as privatization in the energy sector, the current state and prospects for coal purchases.

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