FEATURES OF UKRAINE’S ENERGY TRANSFORMATION: LEGAL ASPECT

The article examines the peculiarities of the energy transformation of Ukraine in the modern period. It is emphasized that the energy transformation of Ukraine is one of the main tasks on the way to sustain- able development and integration into the European economic space. At the same time, Ukraine, a coun- try rich in coal resources, is faced with the unique problem of balancing the transformation of coal regions, maintaining the socio-economic needs of these regions, and restructuring the entire energy system in the direction of RES in wartime, which is a unique experience for the whole world. It was noted that the basis of the state policy regarding energy transformation should be the principles that will determine the trans- formation vector. In addition to the general principles, namely: systematicity, adaptive flexibility, a combi- nation of positive and negative methods of stimulation, making permanent and systemic decisions, trans- parency, sustainable and sustainable development of cities and regions, the use of the best available tech- nologies and practices, decarbonization, it is proposed to single out the principle of fair transformation and the principle of polymorphism. A just transformation involves the coordination of economic, social, labor and environmental policies, the implementation of measures aimed at ensuring social justice and well-be- ing in the transition process. The principle of polymorphism is understood as a multifunctional vector of transformation. Energy transformation should include not only the direct reorientation of the energy sys- tem to new types of energy, integration with the energy systems of EU countries, decarbonization, optimi- zation of the balancing of the entire energy system, directions for increasing energy efficiency, as well as reforming legislation, changing the state’s approaches to management, control over energy use, formation of a new system of state and communal bodies, etc. In the process of energy transformation, in order to prevent and prevent the destruction or destruction of energy infrastructure during crisis events, increase the possibility of restoring energy facilities, it is proposed to move away from the centralized energy sys- tem and build municipal energy systems that will work independently of each other.