PROMOTION OF ENERGY TRANSPARENCY IN UKRAINE:

EITI ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN

Anton Antonenko, DiXi GroupUkraine, Kyiv

Citizens for transparent, accountable and open governmentWarsaw, November 23-25, 2011

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR ENERGY TRANSPARENCY

Dodd-Frank Act, 2010

The European Parliament report on an effective raw materials strategy for Europe, 2011

The Open Government Partnership (OGP), 2011

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), 2003

EITI

Extructive Industies Transparency Initiative

Companies publish their payments to the government; the government publishes what is received => audit

Decisions taken by the Multi Stakeholder Group – government, companies, NGOs

WHY ENERGY TRANSPARENCY COUNTS? 77,2% of respondents -

governmental structures in Ukraine work non-transparently and lack openness

[the Laboratory of legal initiatives and the TNS poll, 2011]

59,8% companies in Ukraine are not enough transparent for the society; give the detailed information about activities only for internal appliance

[the results of first in Ukraine Companies’ Transparency Index

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To use energy as a platform of change

Clear signal to investors and international financial institutions

Higher level of energy security

Chances to reduce level of corruption

Greater economic and political stability

More accountable government due to public control

MAIN ENTRY POINTS Enhancing effectiveness of mass-media

Working with government authorities

Development of powerful social networks

Using Energy Sector Transparency Index as a way to measure the level of transparency of the energy sector

MASS-MEDIA

Internet resource as a way to get to the European information and standards

Seminars and round tables to create a working network of interested journalists

Exchange programs and trainings as a way to enhance journalists’ knowledge about the energy sector

Investigative journalism as a way to put pressure on the authorities

E-RESOURCE ON ENERGY ISSUES “UKRAINIAN ENERGY UA-ENERGY.ORG”

http://ua-energy.org/

AN INFORMATION RESOURCE TO PROMOTE EITI

http://www.eiti.org.ua

http://ua-energy.org/eiti/

GOVERNMENT Main method of the NGOs – “stick and

carrot”: public pressure along with co-operation

Association “EnergoTransparency” founded in 2009 to advocate

the EITI implementation

• Roundtables• Analytical

reports• Investigations• Informational

materials• Inquires

NETWORKS OF NGOS The All-Ukrainian

network for transparency in the energy sector, 2011

28 NGOs already participating

Social network OpenEnergyhttp://openenergy.ning.com

ENERGY TRANSPARENCY INDEX

Universal “thermometer” for measuring transparency of the energy sector

An instrument to assess efficiency of reforms for enhancement of transparency of the sector within a define period of time

Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine …

WHAT DID WE DO

Raised awareness

(intransparency is root to many problems: utilities (high prices), efficiency, environment, etc.)

Suggested mechanism (EITI) Worked with stakeholders: citizens, government, companies

Involved media Used different tools Established the working system of

evaluation: ESTI

WHAT DID WE GET

Energy transparency as a focus for many: journalists, NGOs, citizens, companies, politicians

EITI aspiration confirmed by President and government

EITI does not sound strange for policy makers, NGOs in Kyiv and regions, journalists

Still more work on informing and pressure to do

THANK YOU!