Energy efficiency in industry

Last 5 years Ukraine consumes an average of about 190 million t of coal equivalent annually. The greatest share of energy (about 40%) is consumed in the development of secondary energy – electricity and heat. The largest end-users are industry (34-38%), transportation (17-20%) and household sector (31-35%). Mining and smelting industry consumes more than a half of the energy among industrial sectors. The share of chemical and food industry is 10% and 8% respectively. Significant energy costs are noted in the mining industry (6% excluding fuel production) and in the sector of non-metallic mineral products.

Energy intensity of GDP in Ukraine in 2010 was 0.55 t of coal equivalent per $1,000 of GDP compared to 0.1 in Germany, 0.2 in Poland, 0.44 in Russia. In 2011, the energy intensity of Ukrainian economy declined by 2%.

High energy intensity of Ukraine is the result of structural features of the national economy shifted towards more energy-intensive industries, significant technological gap in most sectors of the economy of developed countries, as well as price distortions in the domestic energy market.

Major factors preventing further decline in energy intensity of GDP are:

• High degree of physical depreciation of fixed assets and technological gap in the most energy-intensive industries and housing and utilities;
• Non-compliance rates and energy prices on their production costs, making it difficult to modernize energy facilities;
• Inefficient functioning of natural monopolies;
• High level of energy losses in transmission and consumption;
• Limited incentives to reduce energy consumption in the absence of metering equipment;
• Low level of implementation of energy efficient technologies and equipment in the industry and among the public.

Reducing energy intensity of GDP may bring Ukraine closer to developed countries.

Thus, the industry has the task to reduce the loss of energy to European parameters and break the monopoly of gas in the production process.

Our experts will conduct energy audits of enterprises developing a plan containing targets for energy efficiency and measures to improve energy efficiency, carrying out the calculation of results in volume and value terms, including economic effect from implementation of the proposed measures. Within the energy consulting, our specialists will develop your solutions to improve energy efficiency and energy savings in various sectors of the economy, including following services:

• Pre-feasibility study
• Preparation of feasibility study
• Development of business plans
• Energy audit
• Preparation of projects for funding through credit lines of international financial institutions