On November 4-7, 2014 Kiev hosted the VI International Investment Business Forum on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy that has traditionally become a platform for discussing the most topical issues in this field, constructive dialogue between business, government and public, as well as incitation to implement projects on energy efficiency and to attract investments.

This year the organizer of the event – the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine – invited participants to discuss issues related to sustainable energy of cities, including ones related to the role of the government in this process, financing, experience of Ukraine and other European countries as well as issue on mitigating energy shortfalls. The participants tried to find solutions to the problems of energy consumption by determining the optimal energy efficiency measures and assessing their energy and economic effect.

Another issue worthy of special attention was the one related to developing and implementing energy management systems at the enterprise that are regarded as a comprehensive solution to optimize energy consumption. The participants also defined energy efficiency policy pathways in Ukraine until 2030 and estimated the new market perspectives.