Реформа энергетического комплекса на Украинеenglish

[i] Most of energy imports originate in Russia.It is argued that with a reform of the energy economy, energy dependence would be very limited.Energy consumption is very high due to lack of incentives to economize on energy consumption.First problems of energy consumption, trade in energy and the energy payments crisis are analysed.Finally, energy imports and energy dependence upon Russia are analysed.All houses had central heating and costs of heating were included in the very low fixed rent.It made the Soviet Union one of the most energy intensive economies in the world.After the independence of Ukraine the situation changed.Households still generally do not have thermo-regulators and do not have individual gas meters.In 2000, 13 000 debtor companies continued to receive energy.