Ukrenergo proposes increase in tariffs
MOSCOW. May 12 (Interfax) - Ukrenergo has proposed setting the electricity transmission tariff for 2026 at UAH 958.87/MWh, which is 29% higher than the current rate (UAH 742.9/MWh), and increasing the dispatching tariff 55.5% to UAH 171.12/MWh (currently UAH 110.03/MWh).
The corresponding proposals were posted on Ukrenergo's website, Ukrainian media reported.
According to the company's calculations, the tariff component for fulfilling special obligations to renewable energy generation in the transmission tariff will be UAH 379.27/MWh, an increase of UAH 18.93/MWh compared to the current figure.
In addition, according to its calculations, the transmission tariff for green metallurgy enterprises should be UAH 579.6/MWh, which is 53% higher than the current rate of UAH 378.49/MWh.
The company expects new tariffs to take effect from July 1, 2026.
On Monday, May 11, Ukrenergo officially applied to the national regulator, the National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities (NCREPU), requesting a revision of transmission and dispatching tariffs.
Ukrenergo cites several factors as grounds for revising the tariffs. In particular, the increase in exchange rates creates additional financial pressure on Ukrenergo, including in the context of fulfilling the special obligations to green generation stipulated by current legislation, the price of which is fixed in euros.
Another factor cited by the company is the revision of the Forecast Balance of Ukraine's Integrated Power System until the end of the current year, where the forecasted amount of electricity supply decreases 9.5% and the forecasted amount of its transmission decreases 5.5%. This directly affects the amount of tariff revenues that must cover the company's other cost items, it said.
In addition, in the company's opinion, the regulator's liberalization of price caps from May 1, 2026 increases the weighted average price of electricity as a base for Ukrenergo's settlements with other market participants.
The combination of all these factors requires an immediate response, and balanced and economically justified tariffs for electricity transmission and dispatching are key to restoring and strengthening the resilience of Ukraine's Integrated Power System, properly preparing it for winter, and avoiding the accumulation of debt in the electricity market, Ukrenergo said.
The company's tariffs do not affect household consumers and their revision will not change the cost of electricity for the population, it said.
As reported, at the end of April, the head of Ukrenergo's board, Vitaly Zaichenko, said that the company would ask the NCREPU to raise the electricity transmission tariff because it forecasts a shortage of funds in it for settlements with renewable generation facilities. "Funds have not yet been exhausted, but are on the brink," Zaichenko said at the time.
This applies not only to industrial renewable generation but also to household solar power plants, since all payments come from a single source - the electricity transmission tariff, he said.
In December 2025, the NCREPU approved a two-stage increase in Ukrenergo's electricity transmission tariff for 2026. In particular, at the first stage (from January 1 to March 31, 2026), the tariff was UAH 713.68/MWh, which is 4% higher than the 2025 tariff (UAH 686.23/MWh). According to the regulator's decision, from April 1 to the end of the year, the tariff was raised to UAH 742.91/MWh (+8.2%).
