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LAW OF UKRAINE

About Electricity

(Information of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (OCE), 1998, No. 1, pp. 1)

{With changes under the Laws
No. 1812-III of 08.06.2000 , VB, 2000, No. 38, pp. 319
No. 1821-III of 22.06.2000 , VB, 2000, No. 38, pp. 321
No. 2921-III of 10.01.2002 , VB, 2002, No. 16, pp. 114
No. 741-IV of 15.05.2003 , VB, 2003, No. 29, pp. 231
No. 747-IV of 15.05.2003 , VB, 2003, No. 29, pp. 236
No. 982-IV of 19.06.2003 , OB, 2003, No. 52, pp. 378
No. 1158-IV of 11.09.2003 , VB, 2004, No. 8, pp. 67
No. 1294-IV of 20.11.2003 , OB, 2004, no. 13, pp. 181.
No. 1330-IV of 25.11.2003 , VCE 2004, No. 15, pp. 210
No. 2229-IV of 14.12.2004 , VB, 2005, No. 4, pp. 103
No. 2285-IV of 23.12.2004 , VB, 2005, No. 7-8, pp. 162
No. 2352-IV of 18.01.2005 , VB, 2005, No. 10, pp. 190
No. 2505-IV of 25.03.2005 , VB, 2005, No. 17, No. 18-19, pp. 267
No. 2509-IV of 05.04.2005 , VB, 2005, No. 20, pp. 278
No. 2598-IV of 31.05.2005 , VCE 2005, No. 27, pp. 359
No. 2633-IV of 02.06.2005 , VB, 2005, No. 28, pp. 373
No. 2706-IV of 23.06.2005 , VB, 2005, No. 33, pp. 428
No. 2711-IV of 23.06.2005 , VB, 2005, No. 33, pp. 430
No. 3235-IV of 20.12.2005 , VB, 2006, No. 9, No. 10-11, pp. 96
No. 3370-IV of 19.01.2006 , VB, 2006, No. 22, pp. 184
No. 232-V of 05.10.2006 , VR, 2006, No. 49, pp. 486
No. 489-V of 19.12.2006 , VB, 2007, No. 7-8, pp. 66
No. 997-V of 27.04.2007 , VB, 2007, No. 33, pp. 440
No. 107-VI of 28.12.2 007 , VB, 2008, No. 5-6, No. 7-8, pp. 78}

{Further see. Decision Of The Constitutional Court No. 10-rp/ 2008 of 22.05.2008 }

{With changes under the Laws
No. 309-VI of 03.06.2008 , VR, 2008, No. 27-28, pp. 253
No. 601-VI of 25.09.2008 , BBR, 2009, no. 13, pp. 155.
No. 800-VI of 25.12.2008 , BBR, 2009, No. 19, pp. 257
No. 1164-VI of 19.03.2009 , BBR, 2009, No. 31, pp. 457
No. 1220-VI of 01.04.2009 , VCE 2009, No. 32-33, pp. 496
No. 1565-VI of 17.11.2009 , VR, 2010, No. 1, pp. 3
No. 2388-VI of 01.07.2010 , VR, 2010, No. 37, pp. 496
No. 2799-VI of 17.12.2010 , VR, 2010, No. 25, pp. 186
No. 3134-VI of 15.03.2011 , VR, 2011, No. 39, pp. 390
No. 3486-VI of 03.06.2011 , BBR, 2012, No. 4, pp. 12
No. 3549-VI of 17.06.2011 , VR, 2012, No. 5, pp. 29
No. 3610-VI of 07.07.2011 , BBR, 2012, No. 7, pp. 53
No. 3830-VI of 06.10.2011 , VR, 2012, No. 22, pp. 210
No. 4065-VI of 18.11.2011 , VR, 2012, No. 27, pp. 280
No. 4220-VI of 22.12.2011 , VR, 2012, No. 29, pp. 345
No. 5021-VI of 22.06.2012 , BBR, 2013, No. 22, pp. 214
No. 5066-VI of 05.07.2012 , BBR, 2013, No. 28, pp. 301
No. 5460-VI of 16.10.2012 , BBR, 2014, No. 2-3, pp. 41
No. 5485-VI of 20.11.2012 , VR, 2013, No. 51, pp. 714
No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 , BBR, 2014, No. 22, pp. 781
No. 1207-VII of 15.04.2014 , BBR, 2014, No. 26, pp. 892
No. 1556-VII of 01.07.2014 , BBR, 2014, No. 37-38, pp. 2004
No. 284-VIII of 07.04.2015 , BBR, 2015, No. 24, pp. 169
No. 499-VIII of 02.06.2015 , VR, 2015, No. 30, pp. 289
No. 514-VIII from 04.06.2015 , BBR, 2015, No. 33, pp. 324}

{The text of the Law of the Word "Distribution Accounts" and "Distribution Account" in all differences is replaced by the words "current accounts with special use mode" and "current account with special use mode" in respective differences under the Law No. 2921-III of 10.01.2002 }

{In the text of the Law of the Word "National Commission of Regulation of Electricity of Ukraine" in all differences, "the national commission of energy regulation in the field of energy" is replaced by the phrase under the Law of the Law of Ukraine. No. 3610-VI of 07.07.2011 }

{In the text of the Act, the word "business" in all differences is replaced by the word "host" in the appropriate case under the Act No. 3830-VI of 06.10.2011 -The change is in effect on the day of the decree of the President of Ukraine on the formation of the relevant central executive body on public energy surveillance in the system of central executive bodies]

{In the text of the Act, the "central authority of the executive authority on state energy surveillance" is replaced by the words "the central executive body that implements state policy in the field of oversight (control) in the field of electricity" in the corresponding mark, the words "the central authority of the executive branch in electricity" and "the central authorities of the executive branch in power management" in all differences, replaced by the words "central authority" the executive branch implementing state policy in the electricity sector in the relevant case under the Law No. 5460-VI of 16.10.2012 }

{In the text of the Law of the words "national commission that exercise government regulation in the sphere of energy" in all differences, "a national commission that exercises state regulation in the fields of energy and utilities" in the relevant case under the Law No. 514-VIII from 04.06.2015 }

This Act defines legal, economic and organizational activities in electricity and regulate the relationships associated with the production, transmission, distribution, supply and use of energy, ensuring energy security of Ukraine, competition and protection of consumer rights and industry workers.

{Preamble to the changes made under the Act No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

Section I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Term Definition

In this Act, the following terms are used in this way:

production of electrical energy is a host activity associated with the conversion of energy resources of any origin, including alternative energy sources, to electric power by means of technical means to sell it to Based on the

{Article 1 is supplemented by a term under the Law No. 3830-VI of 06.10.2011 -The change is in effect from the day selected by the Decree of the President of Ukraine on the formation of the relevant central executive body, implementing government policy in the field of power control (control) in the system of central bodies Executive Board]

the production of equipment elements of an electrical energy facility-activities related to the release of products that includes sufficient level of production and technology operations, with the results of which the classification code changes according to OCT ZED At any of the first four signs, the operations carried out in the production process should not be simple folding operations according to the provisions of the customs law. Non-dry construction of finished products should be produced in Ukraine with the product status of origin from Ukraine;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a new paragraph under the Law No. 514-VIII from 04.06.2015 }

Energy is an electrical or thermal energy produced by electric power objects and is a product designed to purchase sales;

Electricity sector is a branch of Ukraine's economy that provides energy with energy;

An electrical installation is a complex of interconnected equipment and structures intended for production or conversion, transmission, distribution or consumption of electrical energy;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a new paragraph under the Law No. 3134-VI of 15.03.2011 }

Energy security is a state of power that guarantees technically and economically the satisfaction of current and prospective consumers ' needs in energy and environmental protection;

Energy-generating companies-participants in the wholesale electricity market of Ukraine, who possess or use the generating capacity, produce and sell electrical energy;

Energy suppliers-participants in the wholesale electricity market of Ukraine, which buy electricity in this market to sell and/or supply to consumers or to export and/or import;

{Paragraph 1 of the changes made under the Laws No. 1164-VI of 19.03.2009 , No. 3830-VI of 06.10.2011 -The change is in effect from the day selected by the Decree of the President of Ukraine on the formation of the relevant central executive body, implementing government policy in the field of power control (control) in the system of central bodies Executive branch; paragraph 8 of Article 1, in the revision of the Law No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

A backbone electric network is an electric network designed to transfer electrical power from the manufacturer to the connectivity points of local (local) networks;

A highway thermal network is a complex of piping and pumping stations providing the transfer of hot water and steam from electric stations and cords to a local (local) thermal network;

The network (electric or heat) is a collection of energy and pipeline installations for the transfer and distribution of electric energy, hot water and steam;

An interstate electrical network is an electric network designed to transfer electrical energy between states;

The local (local) electric network is an attached electrical network designed to distribute electric power from a backbone network and/or electric station to the consumer;

{Paragraph 1 in the Laws of Laws No. 997-V of 27.04.2007 , No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

regulatory document-norms, rules, instructions and standards adopted and registered in the order established by legislation to ensure the proper technical state of electrical, thermal, heat-use installations and networks;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a term under the Law No. 3830-VI of 06.10.2011 -The change is in effect from the day selected by the Decree of the President of Ukraine on the formation of the relevant central executive body, implementing government policy in the field of power control (control) in the system of central bodies Executive; Paragraph 14 of Article 1 in the Drafting of the Law No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

The combined energy system of Ukraine is the aggregate of power plants, electrical and thermal networks, other electrical energy facilities that are combined by the joint mode of production, transmission and distribution of electric and thermal energy at centralized Control of this mode;

an electric power facility (except nuclear part of the nuclear power plant), an electric substation, an electric grid connected to the combined energy system of Ukraine, as well as a boiler, connected to a major heat wave A network, a major heat network;

The wholesale electricity market of Ukraine is a market that is created by the subjects of the economic activity to buy electric power on the basis of the contract;

Transfer of electrical energy-the transport of electric power by the main and interstate electric networks on the basis of the treaty;

{Paragraph 1 in the edition of the Act No. 3830-VI of 06.10.2011 -The change is in effect from the day selected by the Decree of the President of Ukraine on the formation of the relevant central executive body, implementing government policy in the field of power control (control) in the system of central bodies Executive; paragraph 18 of Article 1 in the drafting of the Law No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

Electrical energy supply is a business related to the provision of electrical energy to the consumer through the technical means of transmission and distribution of electrical energy based on the contract;

{Paragraph 1 in the edition of the Act No. 3830-VI of 06.10.2011 -The change is in effect from the day selected by the Decree of the President of Ukraine on the formation of the relevant central executive body, implementing government policy in the field of power control (control) in the system of central bodies Executive Board]

Consumers of energy are subjects of economic activity and individuals using energy for their own needs based on the contract of its sale and purchase;

Power entities-subjects of economic activity regardless of their information management and forms of ownership and forms of production, transfer, distribution, electrical energy supply and thermal energy at centralized location The heat supply, as well as the subject of the economic activity, which is a centralized control (operational and technology) management;

{Paragraph twenty-first of Article 1 in the edition of the Law No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

Participants in the wholesale electricity market of Ukraine are the subjects of economic activity that sell and purchase electricity in the wholesale electricity market of Ukraine on the basis of the treaty;

Centralized control (operational-technology) management-the operational management of the unified energy system of Ukraine, with reliable and non-refouable, with compliance with the requirements of energy security, supply of electricity Consumers;

The marginal rates are defined in terms and regulations for the production of electric energy production activities of the installed power of the power station or the volume of annual waste of electricity in the combined energy system Ukraine, above which the sale of electric power has to be carried out in the wholesale market;

An emergency situation in the state is the situation in which the fuel supply is triggered at the electricity facilities below the established regulations or the supply of water in reservoirs below the established environmental requirements;

current accounts with special mode of use of the wholesale electrical energy market (hereafter current accounts with special use mode)-accounts of the host's activities carried out by the supply of electric power on the anchored The territory and wholesale supply of electric power opened in a authorized bank and are designed solely to accumulate funds obtained for electricity from consumers, and calculations with participants in the wholesale electricity market;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 1821-III of 22.06.2000 }

the wholesale electricity market algorithm is the order of the distribution authorized by the bank of funds from current accounts with a special use mode without payment orders, which is set by the national commission exerciser The areas of energy and utilities;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 1821-III of 22.06.2000 }

Wholesale supply of electricity-buying electric power, formation of its wholesale price and sales of electric energy at an wholesale price of energy suppliers;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 1821-III of 22.06.2000 }

{Action paragraph 1 stopped in 2005 concerning the definition of an authorized bank to serve current accounts with the special use of participants in the wholesale electricity market in the part of the calculation of the calculations defined by Article 35 Law No. 2285-IV According to the Laws No. 2285-IV of 23.12.2004 , No. 2505-IV of 25.03.2005 } Authorized by the bank-defined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, together with the National Bank of Ukraine, a bank institution that serves current accounts with the special use of participants in the wholesale electricity market.

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 1821-III of 22.06.2000 }

The prohibition zone of the hydroelectric structure is a land area that is attached to the main fence on the inner side of the hydroelectric part of the hydroelectric structure, equipped with engineering vehicles and marked with transferable signs, as well as A section of the water aquatoria of the top and lower beiffs at a distance of 500 meters from the hydroelectric dam, marked with signs warning of the prohibition of access to its territory of outsiders, vessels and floating facilities;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 1330-IV of 25.11.2003 }

The controlled area of the hydroelectric technical structure is marked by the warning signs of the area of concrete and land dams of the hydroelectric vehicles and land areas located between the reservoirs and the drainage channels;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 1330-IV of 25.11.2003 }

especially important facilities of electricity-objects that provide the sustainable functioning of the combined energy system of Ukraine, destruction or damage that will lead to a violation of the electricity supply of host entities and the population possible Human victims and significant material damage;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 1330-IV of 25.11.2003 }

Sustainable consumer energy armour is a minimum level of consumer electric energy consumption (other than domestic consumers), which provides prerequisites for preventing the emergence of emergencies of the technogenic and natural nature;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 982-IV of 19.06.2003 ; with changes made under the Act No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

A "green" tariff is a special tariff for which electricity is bought from electricity, including the construction of electric power stations (launchers), with alternative energy sources. (aside from the domain and cox gases, and using hydropower, only micro, copper and small hydroelectric plants are produced);

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 601-VI of 25.09.2008 ; in the drafting of the Law No. 5485-VI of 20.11.2012 }

The microhydroelectric power station is an electric power station, producing electricity at the expense of the use of hydropower, which has a capacity of at least 200 KW;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 5485-VI of 20.11.2012 }

The minihydroelectric power station is an electric power plant, producing electricity at the expense of the use of hydropower, which has a power supply of over 200 KW, but not exceeding 1 MW;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 5485-VI of 20.11.2012 }

It has a hydroelectric power station, an electric power plant producing electricity at the expense of the use of hydropower, which has a capacity of more than 1 MW, but not exceeding 10 MW;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 601-VI of 25.09.2008 ; in the drafting of the Law No. 5485-VI of 20.11.2012 }

The wind power plant is an electrical installation that converts the kinetic energy of the wind into electrical energy;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 5485-VI of 20.11.2012 }

The wind power plant is a group of wind electric installations or a separate wind power plant, equipment and structures located on one territory, which are functionally bound and constitute the only complex designed to produce. electricity by converting the kinetic wind energy into electrical energy;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 5485-VI of 20.11.2012 }

The construction of an electric power station-a group of electrical installations or a separate installation, equipment and structures located on one territory, which are functionally bound and constitute the only complex designed to produce electricity, which according to the design documentation for construction is a designated part of the electricity facility. The construction of an electric station can consist of launchers;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 5485-VI of 20.11.2012 }

guarantee of the origin of electric energy-a document issued by the subject, authorized by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, to a request for a manufacturer of electrical energy that confirms that the proportion or defined amount of electric energy is produced from alternative Sources of energy (except for the domain and cockpit gases, and using hydropower-only micro and small hydroelectric plants);

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 5485-VI of 20.11.2012 ; with changes made under the Act No. 514-VIII from 04.06.2015 }

The extraordinary situation in the unified energy system of Ukraine is the situation in which the threat of the regime of the unified energy system of Ukraine or its individual parts, in particular, is due to the shortage of electricity and/or power, The reduction of the frequency below the limit permissible limits, violation of the mode of permissible outflow and the overload of network elements, reducing the voltage at the control points of the power system to the emergency level;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 5066-VI of 05.07.2012 }

Supporting measures to ensure the sustainable functioning of the combined energy system of Ukraine-a complex of work control and organization of operation of energy equipment, with the development and implementation of counter-emergency measures, with The development of regulatory documents, research and design solutions;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 5066-VI of 05.07.2012 }

Operational security of the unified energy system of Ukraine-the ability of the combined energy system of Ukraine to ensure its reliable functioning with normative indicators of the quality of services from the distribution and supply of electric energy in Common conditions and conditions of emergency;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 5066-VI of 05.07.2012 ; with changes made under the Act No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

An electric-transfer organization is a branch that runs an entrepreneurial activity from the transfer of electrical energy according to the license;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 5021-VI of 22.06.2012 ; in the drafting of the Law No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

The location of the attachment (point of attachment) of the electrical installation is an existing or projected limit on the balance of electrical installations of the consumer or customer;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 5021-VI of 22.06.2012 }

a location (point of supply) of power (ordered to join) is a place (point) in existing electrical networks of an electrotransmitters organization, from which the power transfer organization provides the development of electrical networks with the purpose of Attach the power of the customer to the appropriate power or attachment of the generating capacity;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 5021-VI of 22.06.2012 }

joining the power plant (further adjoining) is to provide an electro-transfer organization to the customer service for transmission (acceptance) in the place of attaching the power of the appropriate power to an electric vehicle Networks of electrical power systems (including the newly built) electric energy of the required volume with the evidence of its quality and reliability;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 5021-VI of 22.06.2012 }

development of electrical networks-new construction, reconstruction, or technical retooling of electric power facilities;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 5021-VI of 22.06.2012 }

standard attachment is the addition of an electrical installation (except the electrical installations intended for the production of electric power) by the customer to the operating network of the electrotransmitters per distance, which does not exceed 300 meters across the straight line from the site providing power to the accession location which is differentiated by the power level: the first degree is 16 kW inclusive; the second degree is 16 kW to 50 kW inclusive; the third degree is from 50 kW to 160 kW inclusive;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 5021-VI of 22.06.2012 }

rate of fees per standard attachment is the average value of the cost of services to join 1 kW of power, set for differentiated power levels on certain lines for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, areas, cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol. According to the method of calculation of the fee for the attachment of electrical installations to electrical networks;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 5021-VI of 22.06.2012 }

The distribution of electric energy is the transport of electric energy by local (local) electric networks based on the contract;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

The power plant is an electrical installation or a group of electrical installations designed to produce electrical energy or a combined production of electric and thermal energy;

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

the terms "free bandwidth", "bandwidth available", "bandwidth access to interstate electric networks" is used in the values provided in Laws of Ukraine "On the basis of the operation of the electric energy market of Ukraine";

{Article 1 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

Article 2. Scope of the Act

This Act governs relationships arising from production, transmission, distribution, supply, and use of energy, public supervision for the safe implementation of works on electricity objects regardless of property forms, safe and secure. Exploitation of energy equipment and public supervision of modes of electric and thermal energy consumption, as well as with centralized control (operational and technology) management.

{Text of Article 2 in the Drafting of the Law No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

Article 3. Electricity legislation

Relationships related to production, transmission, distribution, supply, and use of energy, as well as with centralized control (technology) management, are regulated by the Act and other regulations.

{Text of Article 3 in the Drafting of the Law No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

Article 4. The peculiarities of the regulation of electricity in electricity

Regulation of power in electricity has features defined by this Act. These features are caused by the objective conditions of the field:

Permanent and continuous balance of production and consumption of electrical energy, to ensure which is established by the only centralized control (operational and technological) management of the unified energy system of Ukraine;

{Paragraph 2 of the second article 4 of the changes under the Act No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

The centralized heat supply of consumers with thermal power centers and cothels that enter into the combined energy system of Ukraine.

Article 5. State policy in electricity

Public policy in electricity is based on the following principles:

State regulation of electricity activities;

Creating conditions for safe exploitation of power plants;

Ensuring rational fuel and energy consumption;

The retention of unified state norms, regulations and standards by all entities related to the production, transfer, supply, distribution and use of energy;

{Paragraph 5 of Article 5 changes in accordance with the Act No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

Creating conditions for the development and improvement of the technical level of electrical energy;

Improving the environmental safety of power facilities;

Ensuring the protection of the rights and interests of energy consumers

Preserving the integrity and ensuring the reliable and effective functioning of the unified energy system of Ukraine, the only centralized control (operational and technological) management of it;

{Paragraph 5 of Article 5 of the changes made under the Act No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

Promote competitive relations in the electric energy market;

Providing high-qualification training for electric power;

Creating conditions for promising scientific research;

Ensuring a stable financial state of electric power;

Ensuring the responsibility of the entities of electricity and consumers;

{Paragraph 14 of Article 5 of the changes made under the Act No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

promote alternative energy development as an environmentally and seamless energy supply by establishing a "green" tariff and payment of power plants that produce electrical energy using alternative energy sources (other than domain and coking gases, and hydropower-produced only micro-, copper-and small hydroelectric plants), all manufactured by them in its entirety in monetary form, without the application of any repayment Electricity calculations.

{Article 5 is supplemented by a paragraph under the Law No. 1812-III of 08.06.2000 ; in the drafting of the Law No. 1220-VI of 01.04.2009 ; with changes made under the Act No. 5485-VI of 20.11.2012 }

Article 5 - 1 . Monitoring the safety of electric power supply

The monitoring of electrical energy supply and the publication of the relevant report is carried out by the central executive body, implementing state policy in the electricity complex.

The monitoring of electrical energy supply includes:

Analysis of the balance of electric energy consumption in the electricity market of Ukraine;

analysis of the level of expected future electricity demand and power forecast, which should be provided by additional generating capacity in the construction process or construction of which are planned;

Estimation of quality and level of maintenance of electrical networks;

measures to cover the maximum load and solve the problem of generating capacity.

The report on the results of the security monitoring of electric energy supply is published by the central executive body implementing state policy in the electricity complex, every two years.

{The law was supplemented by Article 5 - 1 under the Law No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

Article 6. Right to power in electricity

Power plants can be found in different forms of ownership. The list of electric power facilities that are not subject to privatisation is approved by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the post of Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

Privatization of electricity facilities is carried out in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine on privatization.

In the case of privatization of the power of the power of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for the post of the State Property Fund of Ukraine, it is decided to establish a package of shares of the stock of shareholders created on the basis of electricity-based companies.

It is not subject to privatisation of the property, which ensures the integrity of the combined energy system of Ukraine and centralized control (operational and technology) management, backbone and interstate electrical networks, as well as the property of scientific institutions A common sense.

Article 7. Standards, regulations and standards in electricity

Design, construction, commissioning, exploitation, withdrawal of electric power objects, systems of centralized control (operational-technology) management, other facilities connected to a combined energy facility Systems of Ukraine are regulated by regulatory and regulatory documents.

{Part of the first Article 7 in the edition of the Law No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

With the goal of providing a reliable (free) supply of electric energy as a component of energy security Ukraine introduces the operational security standards of the combined energy system of Ukraine and quality indicators. Services on the distribution and supply of electric energy.

{Article 7 is supplemented by part two under the Law No. 5066-VI of 05.07.2012 ; with changes made under the Act No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

The standards for operating security of the combined energy system of Ukraine establish a provision for:

Ensuring the reliability of electrical networks and links between the unified energy system of Ukraine and the energy systems of other states;

Planning for the development of long-haul and interstate electrical networks;

Identification of the technical parameters of operation of electrical networks and the list of supporting measures to ensure the sustainable functioning of the united energy system of Ukraine.

{Article 7 is supplemented by part one by the Law No. 5066-VI of 05.07.2012 }

The standards of operating safety of the combined energy system of Ukraine are approved by the central body of executive power, which ensures the formation of state policy in the electricity complex, according to the agreement with the national A commission that operates public regulation in the fields of energy and utilities. The executive branch of the executive branch, implementing state policy in the electricity complex, is monitoring the implementation of the operational security standards of the unified energy system of Ukraine.

{Article 7 is supplemented by a fourth article under the Law No. 5066-VI of 05.07.2012 ; in the drafting of the Law No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

The quality of electricity distribution and supply services determine the level of reliability of the distribution and supply of electrical energy and commercial quality of service delivery.

{Article 7 is supplemented by a fifth article under the Law No. 5066-VI of 05.07.2012 ; with changes made under the Act No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

The quality of the distribution and supply of electric power services is approved by the national commission, exercising state regulation in the spheres of energy and utilities, by agreement with the central body of the executive branch. State policy in the electricity complex.

{Article 7 is supplemented by part of the sixth under the Law No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

Chapter II
COMPETENCE OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN ELECTRICITY

Article 8. Public administration in electricity

Public administration in electricity is carried out by the central executive body that provides state policy formation in the electricity complex, the central executive body implementing state policy in the electricity sector. Complex.

{Part of the first article 8 with changes made under the Act No. 5460-VI of 16.10.2012 }

The central authority of the executive branch, authorized by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, is not later on 31 March each year provides the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine report on the state of alternative energy and the effectiveness of the stimulus of its development. By law.

{Article 8 is supplemented by part two under the Law No. 1220-VI of 01.04.2009 }

Article 9. State care (control) in electricity

Power control is exercised by the central body of the executive branch, implementing government policy in the field of power control.

The subject of public oversight (control) in electricity is economic activity related to production, transmission, distribution and supply of energy, and using energy for its own needs of electricity and consumer entities. energy in part of the technical operation of electric stations and networks, the technical operation of energy equipment consumers and the entities of electricity, testing and repair of energy installations and networks, supply and consumption modes electrical and thermal energy, execution of works from the design Power plants and networks.

{Part of the second article 9 of the changes made under the Act No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

The use of public oversight (control) in electricity is the central body of the executive branch, implementing the state policy in the field of control (control) in the field of electronic power control, checks, reviews, inspection of the energy equipment of the entities of the electricity and energy consumers in the order defined Law of Ukraine "On the basic principles of public oversight (control) in the sphere of economic activity".

The central executive body implementing state policy in the field of surveillance (control) in the field of power energy is responsible for the state surveillance (control) under electric, thermal, thermal-use installations and network of entities energy and energy consumers ' compliance with the requirements of regulatory and regulatory acts, regulatory documents, regulations on the technical operation of electric stations and networks, energy equipment consumers of energy and Power generation, testing and repair of energy installations and networks, supply modes and consumption of electric and thermal energy, performing work on the design of energy installations and networks and to confirm their readiness to work, which are auxiliaries to ensure sustainable functioning of the united energy system of Ukraine.

{Part of article 9 of the changes made under the Act No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

The central executive body implementing state policy in the field of power control (control) in the field of energy surveillance (control) has the right to:

Demands from the subjects of electricity and energy consumers to eliminate the undetected violations of the legislation;

to issue the subjects of the power and energy of energy and the consumers of energy to be used to eliminate violations of regulations, regulations and regulations, regulations on the technical exploitation of electric vehicles; Stations and Networks, Energy Equipment;

{Paragraph third of Article 9 of the changes made under the Act No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

stop the exploitation of electrical, thermal, heat-use installations and networks through their unsatisfactory technical state and/or organization of their operation by issuing the consumers of electric and thermal energy and power entities Motivated by a written decision by the official, authorized by the central body of the executive branch, implementing state policy in the field of power control (control) in the field of non-impractical continuation of such exploitation. The basis for such a halt is the threat to the life or health of workers and the population or the presence of preconditions for the emergence of emergencies of the technogenic or natural character.

{Paragraph Fourth of fifth article 9 of the changes made under the Laws No. 5460-VI of 16.10.2012 , No. 663-VII of 24.10.2013 }

To apply under this Act, punitive sanctions to the subject matter for offences in electricity;

Receive a written request without charge in accordance with the legislation required for the purpose of the relevant information, explanations, help, documents, materials, information on matters arising from public oversight (Control). The specified written request must contain the exhaustive list of information, explanations, evidence, etc., which are subject to the address in response to the request, and reference to the legal and legal acts, with the purpose of fulfilling the collection of information;

Demand cessation of actions preventing public energy surveillance (control);

to decide on sampling the samples of parts of the energy equipment in case of its damage and to prescribe the examination of energy facilities and the technical diagnosis of energy equipment (its individual parts);

To provide the subjects of the power and energy of the advisory assistance to the issues pertaining to its competence, and to consider the controversial issues arising between the entities of the electricity and energy consumers;

fix the event process or each individual action using audio and video techniques.

The State Inspection of Energy Supervision for the modes of electric and thermal energy by writing the applicant provides a conclusion on the technical validity of the requirements of the technical conditions on the basis of accession.

{Article 9 is supplemented by part of the sixth under the Law No. 5021-VI of 22.06.2012 }

Public energy surveillance inspectors are entitled to: