State control in the field of energy in Ukraine: purpose, tasks and functions (administrative and legal aspect)

Abstract

The article, based on the analysis of doctrinal sources, formulates the purpose, tasks and functions of control in this area. The author defined the general goal of control in the field of energy as a scientifically based result, the achievement of which is aimed at the control activity in the specified field, namely, ensuring the energy security of the state and compliance by all controlled objects with the current legislation during the production, transformation, transmission and distribution of energy. Among the tasks of state control in the field of energy in Ukraine, the following are outlined, including: ensuring the security of electricity and natural gas supply; ensuring reliable and uninterrupted supply of electricity and thermal energy, natural gas to consumers, which are necessary elements of human safety, life and health; protection of the rights and interests of consumers; identifying the actual state of affairs in the field of energy and providing objective information about the state of relevant social relations; provision of organizational or methodical assistance to the controlled structure in the elimination of detected violations; ensuring compliance with the requirements of the legislation in the fields of electric power, heat supply, and natural gas market of economic entities operating energy facilities in terms of the technical condition of energy facilities and networks, energy equipment, their operation and maintenance; ensuring compliance with financial and tax legislation, completeness and timeliness of tax payments to the budgets of the relevant levels; ensuring compliance with customs legislation, ensuring the protection of Ukraine's economic interests; compliance by controlled entities with environmental legislation and environmental safety requirements; ensuring compliance by economic entities in the field of energy with competition legislation and legislation on natural monopolies; etc. It is substantiated that the functions of state control in the field of energy are conditioned by the achievement of the goal and subordinated to the solution of specific tasks. Based on the above, such functions of state control in this area are outlined as: correction; preventive; informative; analytical; restoration.