Assessment of Energy Efficiency Gaps: The Case for Ukraine

This article substantiates the need to find and implement innovative tools improve efficiency of domestic system for energy sector control. The authors determined that policy renewal should consider Ukraine’s commitments transition a carbon-neutral economy. systematization scientific achievements shows one priority tasks is minimize gaps in national It established that, despite significant this area, community has not adopted single approach assessing yet. purpose assess economy, order identify their peak values factors causing them, appropriate mechanisms them. are assessed using frontal analysis Shepard’s distance function. Analytical data from World Bank, Swiss Institute Economics, International Energy Agency form information base. study applied software package Stata 14 calculation Ukraine 2002–2019. function translogarithmic, stochastic frontier assessment gaps. According results, average level 0.12, became largest 2009 2015. First all, due impact global financial crisis escalation military–political conflicts. growing dynamics excess negative effect increasing exports primary resources inefficient technologies processing over positive energy-efficient innovation imports. In case, government provide proactive strategy creating investment climate, attract additional extending green innovations popularizing style cultivate safety behavior society.