Acronyms and abbreviations

BCM

Billion cubic metres

BEPS

Base Erosion and Profit Shifting

CEB

Council of Europe Development Bank

CGAP

Corporate Governance Action Plan

CGPA

Corporate Governance Professional Association

CHP

Combined Heat And Power Plants

CMU

Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine

CoST

Infrastructure Transparency Initiative

CPCU

Civil Procedural Code of Ukraine

CPP

Coal power plant

DAM

Day-ahead market

DCFTA

Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement

DH

District heater

DHC

 District Heating Company

DSO

Distribution System Operator

EBA

European Business Association

E&P

Exploration and Production

E5P

Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EC

European Commission

EEI

Energy efficiency indicator

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

EIB

European Investment Bank

EITI

Ensuring Transparency in Extractive Industries

ENTSO-E

European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity

ENTSO-G

European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas

ESU

Energy Strategy of Ukraine

ETSO

Energy Transmission System Operator

EU

European Union

EUR

Euro

FATF

Financial Action Task Force

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FIT

Feed-in tariff

FPU

Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine

HJC

High Council of Justice

HQCJ

High Qualification Commission of Judges

GCPF

Global Climate Partnership Fund

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GTSO

Gas Transmission System Operator

GTSOU

Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine

HACC

High Anti-Corruption Court

HCJ

High Council of Justice

HPP

Hydropower Plants

HQCJ

High Qualification Commission of Judges

HUS

Housing and Utilities Subsidies

IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ICA

International Commercial Arbitration

IDM

Intra-day market

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IFI

International Financing Institutions

ILO

International Labour Organisation

ILO MNE Declaration

ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy

IP

Intellectual Property

IPR

Investment Policy Review

IPS

Independent Power Supplier

JRC

Judicial Reform Council

JSRAP

Justice Sector Reform Strategy and Action Plan

km

Kilometre

ktoe

Kilo tonne of oil equivalent

MDB

Multilateral development bank

MEPR

Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

Mt

Million tonnes

Mtoe

Million tonnes of oil equivalent

NABU

National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine

NAPC

National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption

NBU

National Bank of Ukraine

NEFCO

Nordic Environment Finance Corporation

NEURC

National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation

NIB

Nordic Investment Bank

NMRS

National Mediation and Reconciliation Service

NPGU

Independent Trade Union of Miners of Ukraine

NPP

Nuclear Power Plant

OPP

Odessa Portside Plant

PEC

Production Enhancement Contract

PEO

Private Enforcement Officers

PPA

Power Purchase Agreement

PPP

Public-Private Partnership

PSA

Production sharing agreements

PSO

Public Service Obligations

PTP

Power transmission project

RBC

Responsible Business Conduct

RES

Renewable energy source

SAEE

State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving

SAPO

Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office

SEO

State Enforcement Officers

SOE

State-Owned Enterprise

SPFU

State Property Fund

SPP

Solar Power Plants

SSGS

State Service of Geology and Subsoil

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

TCM

Trillion cubic meters

TPES

Total Primary Energy Supply

TPP

Thermo Power Plants

TRIPS

Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

TSO

Transmission System Operator

UAH

Ukrainian hryvnia

UGV

Ukrgasvydobuvannya

USD

U.S. dollar

WB

World Bank

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organisation

WPP

Wind Power Plants

WTO

World Trade Organisation