Regulatory Aspects of Ensuring the Development of Competitive Biofuels Production in Ukraine

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to determine the strategy of development and effective principles of regulation of biofuels production in Ukraine at the competitive level. To systematize historical trends in the development of world and domestic energy, a dialectical method has been used. Using the monographic method, the priority principles of formation and mechanisms of regulation of energy policy and biofuels production are investigated. The forecasting method is used to formulate conceptual foundations of regulation and strategy for the development of competitive production of biofuels, and abstract-logical – for the theoretical generalization and formulation of conclusions. To ensure a solution to raised the problem, the well-known strategic planning tool – SWOT-analysis was used. Based on the SWOT-analysis and the results of the study, a comprehensive mechanism for increasing the rate of industrial production of biofuels in Ukraine at a competitive level has been formed, containing the following priority regulatory measures: technology transfer and innovation; harmonization of the legal framework with the European Union; introduction of energy-saving and energy-efficient technologies; proper consulting and audit; attraction of highly skilled personnel; cluster approaches; provision of principles of nature conservation; development of foreign economic activity in the biofuels industry. The state regulatory strategy for the development of competitive biofuels production involves the comprehensive application of economic, legal and administrative regulatory methods. For the first time, the principles of regulatory policy (consistency, flexibility, homeostaticity, synergy, competence) that are based on system-wide properties (system unity, development, complexity, compatibility, invariance, information unity) are developed in the field of stimulation of production and consumption of biofuels. The direct process of their implementation in the fuel and energy complex of our country should be carried out on three main levels of management: macro-, meso- and micro-levels. Adherence to the developed strategic principles of state regulatory policy will transfer the state to the energy saving type of economy and reduce energy intensity of production, increase the share of renewable energy resources in the national structure of energy consumption, ensure the formation of competitive production of biofuels in Ukraine, create favorable conditions for attracting to the agroindustrial complex external and internal investment inflows, the introduction of the latest innovative technologies and modern experience of effective work of the agricultural sector on the basis of diversification and clustering of production.