OREANDA-NEWS. “All tariffs that are set by the National Commission for State Energy and Public Utilities Regulation, I emphasize, this is not by the Government, but by an independent body should be audited by the four largest international companies,” Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk emphasized during An Hour of Questions to the Government in the Verkhov Arseniy Yatsenyuk informed that he hold a meeting yesterday with the National Commission for State Energy and Public Utilities Regulation, NJSC “Naftogaz Ukraine”, "Ukrgazvydobuvannya".

The Prime Minister also stressed that he had referred to the NCSEPUR for six months on installation of metering devices: “The body that sets the connection mechanism, sets tariffs and defines the rules at the energy market, it is NOT the Cabinet of Ministers. It is an independent body - the National Commission for State Energy and Public Utilities Regulation.”

As a result of the situation, he said, citizens pay the extra connection means, including to private power companies. In addition, we have that

Ukraine is one of the worst in the world by the standards of the connection: “It just kills our ranking of doing business.”

Arseniy Yatsenyuk recalled that he had instructed the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine to introduce new rules of connection, because the current rules “have only one purpose – monopoly at the regional power market, which take money out of business and people, and destroys Ukrainian perspectives.”

The Prime Minister also noted that the installation of metering devices is a direct obligation of each energy company.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk also appealed to members of Parliament to pass a law on the National Commission for State Energy and Public Utilities Regulation next week: “Establish an independent from politicians, the Government, the President and the Parliament body that will be transparent, honest, professional and efficient to set tariffs and to take responsibility for their formation.”