Sustainable Affairs: PROJECTS: Hydropower Rehabilitation Project in support of the Energy Sector Reform and Development Program

Hydropower Rehabilitation Project in support of the Energy Sector Reform and Development Program opera a Ucraïna.
This project comprises five components.

Rehabilitation of hydroelectric plants. This component includes refurbishment of 46 hydroelectric units and associated plant equipment at nine hydroelectric plants operated by UkrHydroEnergo (UHE). It also includes modernization of hydropower plants and refurbishment of high voltage equipment in nine switchyards connected to these plants.
Dam Safety. This component includes rehabilitation and upgrade of the existing, as well as installation of new dam safety monitoring systems and rehabilitation of drainage facilities and spillway gates on seven dams on the Dnipro river and one dam on the Dnister river.
UHE Institutional Development. This component includes establishment of a corporate-wide Management Information System (MIS) in UHE. This component also includes provision of technical assistance to UHE in improving financial management, enhancing dam safety, optimal scheduling of the multipurpose cascade of hydropower plants, capacity building in procurement and project management and training for the UHE staff in dam safety.
MFE Institutional Development. This component includes provision to the Ministry of Fuel and Energy (MFE) of advisory services and consultant assistance in developing and implementing: (i) an action plan for legal and technical harmonization of the Ukraine’s energy market with the European Union Internal Energy Market; and (ii) a program of priority investments and technical assistance in the energy sector.
Implementation of the WEM Concept. This component includes provision of technical assistance to the National Energy Regulatory Commission in implementing the Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM) concept, as required for (i) clarifying market design and main principles of market operation; (ii) drafting of main codes and rules; and (iii) specifying the supporting tools such as software, telecommunication systems and metering.