Ukraine faces the urgent need to adjust energy tariffs – especially gas – to market levels to market levels. Other countries in the region have been in a similar position – many of which have already completed their adjustment of energy tariffs.
Main question: How did these countries conduct the energy tariff adjustment and what lessons can be drawn?
To answer this question, we conducted case studies for Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria, which describe:
- The situation before the adjustment
- The speed of the adjustment process
- The complementary measures taken to cushion the tariff rise The complementary measures taken to cushion the tariff rise
- The socio-economic impact on incomes, energy costs, poverty, etc.
- What lessons can be learned for Ukraine’s adjustment process?