The President of Ukraine Petro
Poroshenko has signed a Decree dated 10 May 2016 No. 200/2016 "The
issues of Ukraine's accession to the Statute of the International
Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)", in which heauthorized Chairman
of the State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine to
submit anapplication on joining the IRENA.
Being the party to the IRENA
Statute Ukraine will benefit from an opportunity to participate in programmes
and apply to Abu Dhabi Development Fund to obtain preferential loans. The
Fund’s budget amounts USD 350 million. Loans to the tune of
USD 98 million have been granted for the implementation of 11
projects.
Joining the Statute, Ukraine
shall obtain access to information on the use of renewable energy sources,
current renewable energy practices, including policy instruments, incentives,
investment mechanisms, best practices, available technologies, integrated
systems and equipment, and success-failure factors.
The Statute stipulates for the
Agency to provide information about the development and deployment of national
and international technical standards in relation to renewable energy, thus
promoting cooperation between the parties to the IRENA statute. Another benefit
is participation in the IRENA will afford to get necessary policy advice and
assistance, engage in international discussions on renewable energy policy.
Now 144 countries have
joined the IRENA Statute and another 31 countries have
applied for membership in the organization.
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