The
Government of Ukraine is ready to implement large-scale investment projects
with Sweden, in particular, in the sphere of diversification of energy
resources. Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko disclosed this during a meeting with the representatives
of Swedish corporations specialized in the production and use of renewed energy
sources.
“We
count on large-scale projects and we’d like Sweden that has the greatest
experience in this issue become the main strategic partner of Ukraine,” Yulia Tymoshenko noted, Government portal reported.
Yulia Tymoshenko
informed that Ukraine would obtain gas at market prices already next year and
that’s why Ukraine is extremely interested in implementing the projects on the
production of alternative kinds of fuel. According to her, the use of renewed
energy sources totaling only 0.83% in the total energy balance of Ukraine, whereas
in other countries of Europe – to 25%.
In
his turn, board member of the Swedish company BiogasProm
Bo Ronander stated that Swedish companies are ready
to implement in Ukraine the projects on energy saving and building of enterprises
for the production of renewed energy sources, in particular, biogas, and
enterprises for the processing of household rubbish – Yellow-blue project.
According to him, Sweden is ready to invest in these projects 20 billion euros
within two years.
Ambassador of Sweden to
Ukraine Stephen Gullgren also declared that the
Government of Sweden had approved the Strategy for supporting Ukraine in two
directions – energy efficiency and environmental protection. According to him,
within the framework of this Strategy, Sweden will grant 20 million euros to Ukraine
aimed at supporting the private investors’ efforts. At the same time the Ambassador of Sweden
pointed out that transparent rules and the reliable legislative basis are
important to efficiently attract foreign investments.
From her side Yulia Tymoshenko told that the
Parliament of Ukraine had already passed in the first reading the bill aimed at
the creation of a favorable investment climate for domestic and foreign
investors. According to her, this bill provides a ten-year tax holiday
for investors.
