URC 25 Side Event: Integration of Ukraine into the EU Electricity Market - Obstacles and Opportunities
Dimension: Business Dimension, EU Dimension
Organized by: the German-Ukrainian Energy Partnership and the Green Deal Ukraїna project
Date and Time: Wednesday, 9th July 2025 | 17:30 – 19:00 (CET)
Location: German Embassy, Via San Martino della Battaglia 4, 00185 Rome
This invitation-only expert event will bring together key stakeholders to explore both the concrete next steps for integrating Ukraine into the EU electricity market and the instruments needed to ensure that market integration supports urgently required investments in electricity generation in Ukraine.
Discussions will also address reform priorities and timelines, acknowledging the complex challenges facing the Ukrainian energy sector during wartime and EU accession.
Participants will benefit from:
- In-depth discussions on the technical and regulatory aspects of Ukraine’s electricity market integration
- Expert insights on investment frameworks and incentives to unlock new capacity
- A focused setting for networking and expert dialogue
Speakers:
Mechthild Wörsdörfer, Deputy Director General, DG ENER
Andriy Gerus, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy, Housing and Utilities
Artur Lorkowski, Director of Energy Community Secretariat
Susanne Nies, Project Lead, Green Deal Ukraїna
Monika Morawiecka, Senior Advisor, (RAP; tbc)
Georg Zachmann, Scientific Lead, Green Deal Ukraїna
Contact Persons:
Ana Ferraro
German-Ukrainian Energy Partnership – GIZ
📧 ep.ukraine(at)giz.de>
Olha Bondarenko
Green Deal Ukraїna – Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
📧 olha.bondarenko@helmholtz-berlin.de