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Podcast episode
Critical minerals and energy security
Critical minerals are essential for many of today’s energy technologies – and for the broader economy. Lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite, for example, are crucial to battery performance. Rare earth elements are indispensable for the permanent magnets in wind turbines and electric vehicle motors. And electricity networks need huge amounts of aluminium and copper. As demand for these materials rises rapidly, so does their strategic importance. But in recent years, critical mineral supply chains have become more concentrated, not less – demanding greater attention from policymakers and industry. This episode features conversations with Benjamin Gallezot, the critical minerals envoy of…
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Policy
Ukraine
2019
Ukraine Law on renewable energy auctions (Law No. 2712-VIII)
On 22 May 2019, law No 2712-VIII introducing and regulating competitive renewable energy auctions in Ukraine became effective. The law provides:
(a) Timing and quotas. The first annual quota should be established by the Cabinet Ministers of Ukraine (the "Government") for the year 2020. The annual quota should be proposed by the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry following consultations with the electricity transmission system operator (Ukrenergo) and the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine (SAEE).
The quotas should be established for a five-year term. Until 1 December 2019, the Government should approve the…