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title: "Price caps are already constraining the market: RES associations urge raising the price limit"
description: "Ukrainian RES associations urge NEURC to raise electricity price caps to UAH 18,000/MWh to prevent market constraints and capacity shortages."
date: 2026-10-07T16:52:00.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/price-caps-constraining-market-res-associations
tags: [electricity-market, price-caps, ukraine-energy, renewable-energy, nkrekp]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Price caps are already constraining the market: RES associations urge raising the price limit

![Electricity market price chart and discussion of price caps in Ukraine](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/07/prays-kepi-vzhe-strimuyut-rinok-asotsiatsiyi/prays-kepi-vzhe-strimuyut-rinok-asotsiatsiyi-1.webp)

## 🎯 Key Points

- RES associations demand raising price caps to UAH 18,000/MWh.
- Balancing market prices reached maximum limits in September.
- Current caps restrict EU imports and peaking generation investments.

The Ukrainian Wind Energy Association and the Solar Energy Association of Ukraine have officially appealed to NEURC, urging the regulator to raise the maximum price caps on the electricity market to UAH 18,000 per MWh. This initiative is driven by growing systemic risks and the urgent need to adapt the energy market to challenging operating conditions during the autumn-winter period.

### Essence of the initiative and regulatory stance

In the draft NEURC resolution, the upper price limit in the day-ahead and intraday markets is proposed to remain at UAH 15,000/MWh, and at UAH 17,000/MWh in the balancing market. However, RES associations consider these levels insufficient for the energy system's current needs, arguing that such caps hinder market pricing and impede investments in new peaking and distributed generation.

### Market signals and capacity deficits

Industry experts emphasize that current price caps no longer reflect economic realities. In September, the balancing market price hit the maximum allowable UAH 17,000/MWh limit during numerous hours. Specifically, on September 8-10, morning and evening peak prices reached 100% of the active cap, demonstrating a chronic shortage of flexible capacity.

### Impact on EU imports and generation

Earlier, business groups such as the Ukrainian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce stated that restrictive price caps hinder both electricity imports from the EU and gas-fired peaking generation. The Federation of Employers of the Fuel and Energy Complex of Ukraine also called for a review of caps ahead of the heating season.

## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification

- [Прайс-кепы уже сдерживают рынок: ассоциации ВИЭ призвали поднять ценовой предел](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/prays-kepi-vzhe-strimuyut-rinok-asotsiatsiyi-1791391782.html) - Данные подтверждены официальным сообщением отраслевых ассоциаций и публикацией на РБК-Украина.

## ❓ FAQ

### Q: What price cap level do RES associations propose?
**A:** They propose raising the electricity price cap to UAH 18,000 per MWh.

### Q: Why are current caps criticized?
**A:** They constrain market pricing, limit EU electricity imports, and discourage investments in flexible generation.