Increasing energy efficiency in the economy of Ukraine

The subject of the study is increasing of energy efficiency in the Ukrainian economy and the specific features of domestic energy policy. The purpose of the study is proposed measures for increasing the efficiency of Ukraine’s energy policy and improving the mechanism of economic cooperation in the energy sector of Ukraine and the EU. Research methods. The work uses the dialectical method of scientific knowledge, the method of analysis and synthesis, the comparative method, the method of data generalization. Results of work. The paper defines the problems of energy efficiency and energy saving in the Ukrainian energy sector. The instruments of regulatory, financial–economic, technical and infrastructural nature that must be implemented in Ukraine are proposed. Measures for reducing the energy dependence of Ukraine and the EU from external sources have been developed. Conclusions. The results of the study generalized in the following conclusions: problems of energy efficiency and energy saving in the Ukrainian energy sector were identified; ways of solving problems based on the use of a wide range of instruments of regulatory, techno–technological, financial– economic and infrastructural nature are offered