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Modernization of the District Heating Systems in Ukraine : Heat Metering and Consumption-Based Billing

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dc.contributor.authorSemikolenova, Yadviga
dc.contributor.authorPierce, Lauren
dc.contributor.authorHankinson, Denzel
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-25T20:51:23Z
dc.date.available2014-02-25T20:51:23Z
dc.date.issued2012-03-20
dc.description.abstractDistrict heating (DH) plays a critical role in meeting basic heating needs in Ukraine, but the sector faces serious challenges that must be resolved to avoid collapse. For DH companies, the primary concern is financial sustainability. Companies lack the revenue to invest adequately in DH networks leading to lower quality of service and higher operating costs. For customers, the primary concern is quality of service and affordability. Artificially low prices have resulted in the continued deterioration of DH supply assets (and gas supply assets) resulting in lower heat supply quality. Low DH prices have provided little incentive for investment in energy efficiency. As a result, Ukraine is one of the highest energy intensive countries in the world. Ukraine, together with other Former Soviet Union countries, did not follow the path chosen by their neighbors to modernize their DH sectors. Many countries of Eastern Europe enacted critical reforms in the 1990s to address problems related to affordability, quality of service, and financial sustainability similar to those now facing Ukraine. Evidence from these countries suggests that these challenges currently facing Ukraine, while difficult, are far from insurmountable. This study situates heat metering and consumption-based billing in the context of the various DH sector reforms needed in Ukraine. It builds on the work of previous studies including the recommendations of the 2010 Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)-funded study, prepared by the World Bank that identified how to improve the DH sector in Kharkiv. That study outlined the potential for investments in DH systems in Kharkiv and other similar cities in Ukraine in both heat supply and demand side. It also recognized that policy changes needed to be initiated in order to create the enabling environment for this potential to be realized.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-966-8869-47-5
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-966-8869-47-5
dc.identifier.isbn978-966-8869-47-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17147
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectapproach
dc.subjectbalance
dc.subjectBilling
dc.subjectBoiler
dc.subjectboiler houses
dc.subjectboilers
dc.subjectbuilding materials
dc.subjectCheating
dc.subjectCooling
dc.subjectCost of Gas
dc.subjectcost of heat
dc.subjectcosts of heat production
dc.subjectcovers
dc.subjectdistribution losses
dc.subjectdistribution network
dc.subjectdistrict heat
dc.subjectDistrict Heating
dc.subjectDistrict Heating Systems
dc.subjectdomestic gas
dc.subjectElectricity
dc.subjectemployment
dc.subjectEnergy consumption
dc.subjectenergy efficiency
dc.subjectenergy efficiency improvements
dc.subjectenergy needs
dc.subjectenergy prices
dc.subjectenergy savings
dc.subjectEnergy Sector
dc.subjectenergy services
dc.subjectengineers
dc.subjectfuel
dc.subjectfuel costs
dc.subjectfuel prices
dc.subjectGas
dc.subjectgas boilers
dc.subjectgas consumption
dc.subjectgas fields
dc.subjectgas Heating
dc.subjectgas price
dc.subjectgas prices
dc.subjectgas supply
dc.subjectHeat
dc.subjectheat delivery
dc.subjectheat demand
dc.subjectheat energy
dc.subjectheat exchanger
dc.subjectheat loss
dc.subjectheat meter
dc.subjectHeat Metering
dc.subjectheat meters
dc.subjectheat production
dc.subjectheat substations
dc.subjectheat supply
dc.subjectheat tariff
dc.subjectheat tariffs
dc.subjectheaters
dc.subjecthot water
dc.subjecthot water services
dc.subjectinvestment in energy efficiency
dc.subjectnatural gas
dc.subjectnatural gas prices
dc.subjectnatural gas sector
dc.subjectpipelines
dc.subjectpipes
dc.subjectPower
dc.subjectPower Plant
dc.subjectpower plants
dc.subjectprice of gas
dc.subjectquantity of heat
dc.subjectresidential building
dc.subjectresidential buildings
dc.subjectresidential consumers
dc.subjectsafety
dc.subjectsafety nets
dc.subjectspace heating
dc.subjectsupply costs
dc.subjectsupply efficiency
dc.subjectsustainable operation
dc.subjecttariff levels
dc.subjecttemperature
dc.subjecttemperature control
dc.subjectutilities
dc.subjectvalves
dc.subjectwaste
dc.titleModernization of the District Heating Systems in Ukraine : Heat Metering and Consumption-Based Billingen
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okr.date.disclosure2012-06-18
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T12:18:48.923539Z
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okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-10T02:56:28.659139Z
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-11T02:16:54.542642Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Energy Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.identifier.report64989
okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.countryUkraine
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicEnergy::Power & Energy Conversion
okr.topicScience and Technology Development::Engineering
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Sanitation and Sewerage
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Wastewater Treatment
okr.unitEnergy Sector Management Assistance Program
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