Law No. N 575/97-VR ON ELECTRIC ENERGY Country/Territory Ukraine Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Hydropower generation Renewable energy Institution Geographical area Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes The Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract The Law regulates production, transmission, supply and use of energy. The term energy means electric or thermal energy. The basic principles in the electric energy sector are: (a) state regulation; (b) environmental protection; (c) ecological safety; (d) development of renewable energy sources. The Law consists of six Sections divided into 29 articles dealing with the following matters: general provisions (Sect. 1); authorized institutions (Sect. 2); state regulation in the energy sector (Sect. 3); economic and organizational mechanism of the energy sector (Sect. 4); international cooperation (Sect. 5) and additional provisions (Sect. 6). The state regulation shall be carried out by the State Inspection over Operation of Electric Power Stations and by the State Inspection for Supervision over Consumption of Electric and Thermal Energy. The state supervision shall be carried out through granting licences in the electric energy sector. The aforesaid activities in the electric energy sector shall be licensed. Electric energy enterprises must reduce negative environmental impact. Full text English Website www.erranet.org References - Legislation Amended by Law No. 1220-VI amending Law No. 575/97-VR “On electric energy”. Legislation | Ukraine | 2009 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Renewable energy Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law No. 3134-VI amending Law No. 575/97-VR “On electric energy”. Legislation | Ukraine | 2011 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Contract/agreement, Liability/compensation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law No. 5485 amending Law No. N 575/97-VR ON ELECTRIC ENERGY. Legislation | Ukraine | 2012 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Renewable energy, Internal trade, Authorization/permit, Subsidy/incentive Source: FAO, FAOLEX