The National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities (NKREKP) has introduced changes to the rules for connection to electrical networks. The relevant decisions were adopted to implement the provisions of the Law of Ukraine dated 15 July 2026 No. 4937-IX “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding Support for the Development of Efficient and Sustainable Centralised Heat Supply”, which reports the press service.
Customers can choose contractors for works
Now customers of the service for connecting electrical installations to the transmission system, under conditions defined by law, will be able to independently choose the contractor to carry out construction, reconstruction and/or technical upgrading of the external electricity supply networks up to the point of connection of their electrical installations. This applies to works performed up to the customer’s point of connection.
This approach expands customers’ ability to influence the organisation and timing of project implementation. NKREKP noted that this creates conditions for the development of competition among contracting organisations and for speeding up the completion of connection works.
Procedure for engaging a contractor and adjusting costs
Amendments to the Transmission System Code have defined the procedure for engaging a contractor chosen by the customer. The document sets out procedures designed to ensure transparent conditions for engaging contractors while preserving requirements for the quality and safety of works on electrical network facilities.
Amendments to the Methodology for calculating the connection fee have regulated the determination and adjustment of the cost of the connection service in cases where construction, installation and commissioning works are carried out by a contracting organisation chosen by the customer. The adopted decisions provide for proper consideration of such a choice when determining the cost of connection.
