UEEX participates in the Europex General Assembly and 20th anniversary activities

Last week, the General Assembly Meeting of the Association of European Energy Exchanges (Europex) took place in Antalya, Turkey. Hosted by the Istanbul Energy Exchange (EPİAŞ/EXIST), the 20th anniversary edition of the Europex General Assembly was attended by the board of directors and general assembly members. On behalf of the Ukrainian Energy Exchange (UEEX), Lisse Geert van Vliet addressed the general assembly regarding the war in Ukraine and ongoing efforts of UEEX to bring its energy markets closer to the European Union.

In his capacity as Business Developer, he stressed that UEEX has not strayed one inch from its mission to create efficient, affordable, liquid, secure and transparent wholesale energy and environmental markets under EU rules. Moreover, Mr. van Vliet thanked Europex for its proactive reaction to the war by excluding SPIMEX from membership and expressed his gratitude to those members of the Association who have offered their help in various shapes and forms.

Lisse Geert van Vliet: “We are certain that in the near future, as energy flows are redistributed, the Ukrainian energy market will have a strong position in Europe. UEEX has managed to maintain all its activities, although, of course, the liquidity of some has suffered considerably. Moreover, UEEX has opened a bidding section for electricity exports and is now working on a number of projects with the development of environmental markets.”

The night before the General Assembly, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey, Mr. Fatih Dönmez, addressed participants at the 20th anniversary dinner. In his speech, Mr. Dönmez underlined the importance of protecting free market dynamics as a solution to the energy bottleneck that emerged with the global pandemic. He also congratulated Europex and wished all participants a fruitful business event. During the evening, also Pieter Schuurs, Chairman of the Europex Board of Directors, Christian Baer, Europex Secretary General, and Bert den Ouden, first elected of the Europex Board of Directors, addressed the participants with their speeches.

After the dinner, the General Assembly Meeting took place the next day. Addressing Europex members on the same evening, Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Dr. Alparslan Bayraktar outlined Turkish energy policy and alumni of the Europex Board of Directors addressed the history of the association.

In conclusion, UEEX expressed its expectation that there will be many projects ahead of us, where UEEX can develop fruitful cooperation with Europex members.