On June 11-12, 2026 the first seminar for heat producers from renewables took place. Three more will follow. They are a part of the training campaign on tariff formation and setting for heat from the renewables. Such capacity building measures are vital with regard to the amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On District Heating”, introduced by the Law of Ukraine #4777-IX.

The training campaign is endorsed by Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine (MinDev) and financed by Securing Power, Advancing Resilience and Connectivity (SPARC) Program.

About seventy participants attended the event, among them – LG specialists responsible for tariff setting and representatives of DH companies. The attendees had been pre-selected by MDI LTD after the prior registration.

Nataliia Aleksieieva and Olena Nych, consultants of MDI LTD, spoke at the event. Nataliia Kravchenko, Head of the Department for the Life Support Systems Economy at MinDev, also took part in the event.

During the seminar the following topics were covered:

• pending tariff formation issues in DH;
• regulatory and legal framework for tariff formation and setting in DH by simplified and complete procedures (requirements of the article 20 of the Law of Ukraine “On District Heating”, CMU Resolution #869, and Order #239);
• practical example of tariff calculations by the simplified procedure and package of documents to be submitted to a LG for approval; and
• results of the survey of specialists from LGs and DH companies held by MDI LTD.

Seminar agenda also included a Q&A session regarding tariff formation and setting.

The participants will receive the training and additional materials after the completion of a feedback form. In addition, e-certificates of attendance will be issued on June 30.

The remaining three seminars will have been delivered by June 23. The registered and pre-selected participants will receive detailed access information and agendas.

For information

SPARC is a strategic 5-year initiative, financed by the US government. Program’s goal is to strengthen the institutional, regulatory and legal framework of Ukraine’s energy sector, ensure energy supply, improve the resilience of the energy system, and enhance energy efficiency. The Program is implemented by Tetra Tech ES, Inc.