The Framework of the Future: Government Approves Law Making RES the Core of Energy Security and EU Integration

Ukraine is entering a phase of rapid, systemic decisions where Renewable Energy Sources (RES) are becoming not just part of policy, but the framework for future energy security. The Government’s approval of the draft Law on the implementation of EU legislation in the RES sector is the step that transforms isolated changes into a cohesive architecture.

European Integration through Energy: An Unwavering Course

The document, developed by the Ministry of Energy, synchronizes the Ukrainian regulatory framework with the European Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and fulfills obligations under the Ukraine Facility and the Energy Community.

This is a move towards a logic where Ukrainian rules become clear to European partners and predictable for investors.Acting Minister of Energy, Artem Nekrasov, emphasizes: the implementation of EU norms is not just a technical document, but part of the “Energy” negotiation chapter on the path to the EU. In other words, Ukraine is not preparing for accession—it is already adapting itself to future membership.

What Exactly Does the Draft Law Change?

The Government supported a document that lays down a new logic for the development of renewable energy. Key provisions include:

• Unification of terminology with EU standards—a single language for the European market.

• New rules for calculating the RES share and national targets.

• Recognition and development of energy communities—a concept that opens the market to citizens, municipalities, and small businesses.

• European permitting procedures—transparent, simplified, based on the logic that “time is an investment.”

• Statistical transfers, joint projects, and support schemes with the EU—integration into the single energy space.

• Special zones for RES and BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) development—accelerating the deployment of new capacity.

• Clear sustainability criteria for biofuels and biomass in accordance with EU climate requirements.

This is not a localized update—it is a transition to unified rules of the game, where Ukrainian “green” generation moves in sync with the European one.

Strategic Effect: Transparency, Trust, and Investment

At a time when attacks on the energy system are changing the very nature of planning, RES become an element of defense. The implementation of EU norms provides the market with what it has lacked for years:

• Predictability

• Transparency of procedures

• Clear support mechanisms

• The opportunity to implement projects together with EU countries.

This is the foundation for the rapid scaling of RES in the post-war period and the creation of infrastructure resilient to crises.

For Global 100 RE Ukraine, this draft law signals a systemic market transformation. Ukraine is moving from situational decisions to strategic compliance with European standards. This opens the way for new investments, partnerships, and joint projects that will shape the future energy map of Europe.

Ukraine confirms: its place is in the European RES family. And its energy resilience is a contribution to the resilience of all of Europe.