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maneuverable capacities in the total balance of capacities by the end
of 2014 was 10.6% at an optimal level of 15%. As a result, units of the
TPP and CHPP, designed for operation in the base mode, are used to
maintain a variable part of the load schedule of the grid. The work of

coal-fired power units in the mode of maneuvering capacity reduces
the efficiency of their work and increases additional fuel costs and
equipment.

Given the high energy intensity of the country's economy,
energy efficiency has become a major resource and a guarantor for
building the necessary capacity for further development of the state
and society.

The state government pays special attention to the formation of a
regulatory framework and the development of targeted programs in
the field of energy saving. A large number of normative legal acts of

various levels (over 250 acts) have been developed, and a number of
measures have been approved by the relevant state acts, including
taking into account the experience of European countries.

By the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated 12.01. 2015 No.
5/2015 approved the Strategy for Sustainable Development "Ukraine
2020". The main objectives of the state policy in the field of energy

independence under the provisions of the Strategy are to reduce the
energy mix of GDP by 20% by the end of 2020 through the transition
to the use of energy efficient technologies and equipment, in particular
through mechanisms for attracting energy service companies,

implementation of projects using alternative energy sources, providing
100% commercial accounting of energy consumption (energy and
fuel), etc.

The Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated
November 25, 2015 No. 1228-r approved the National Energy
Efficiency Action Plan for the period until 2020 and approved the
Plan of Measures for the implementation of the National Energy

Efficiency Action Plan for the period up to 2020, which is one of the
main obligations in the framework of the implementation of the EC
Directives on energy end-use efficiency of energy and energy

services. According to the plan, it is envisaged to provide energy
efficiency at the rate of 9% of the average end-of-year energy
consumption by 2020 by implementing measures in four sectors:

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