The Renewable Energy Directive 2018/2001 (RED II) in Article 24 (4) sets the legal basis for allowing third parties which produce heat from renewable sources to be connected to the network of district heating operators. RED II was adapted and adopted in the Energy Community legal framework at the Ministerial Council in November 2021, imposing an obligation on the Contracting Parties to transpose it by 31 December 2021. In its Discussion Paper on Tariff Setting in District Heating, the Energy Community Secretariat concluded that the national legislation of all Contracting Parties contains provisions on allowing third parties to feed heat into the network. However, further work is needed for the implementation of Article 24 of RED II.

The city of Slavutych in Ukraine is preparing for the opening of its local heat? market, with the financial and technical support of the Energy Security Project (ESP) funded by USAID and implemented by Tetra Tech. ESP is currently seeking a contractor for implementing a heat supply system based on third party access to existing DH infrastructure in this city. Check out the tender call here.

Source: Energysecurityua.org