CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF ENSURING THE COUNTRY'S ENERGY SECURITY AND FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE IT

Abstract

Energy security as a public administration issue emerged in the late twentieth century and remains relevant today. In addition, political and economic changes in the modern world have had a major impact on the growth of scientific interest in this topic.  The experience gained over the past period in the implementation of energy security and the emergence of new dimensions of its provision require a comprehensive study and further special research in the field of state regulation. In this context, it is advisable to define the general problem area of energy security theory in the context of national governance. After all, for any science, conceptual techniques that reflect the essence, patterns and features of the phenomena under study are of great importance. Uncertainty and different interpretations of fundamental concepts and principles in a particular scientific field can lead to misunderstandings among researchers. Conceptual coherence promotes dialogue between scientists and helps to reach consensus in this problematic area. Based on this, the purpose of the article is to analyze the characteristic features of ensuring the country's energy security and the factors that influence it. The study, the results of which are presented in this article, focuses on identifying and analytically assessing the impact of geopolitical changes, primarily the war in Ukraine, on global energy security and its sustainability. It is determined that the concept of “energy security” is the protection of the entire energy sector from possible dangers that could disrupt the country's uninterrupted energy supply. The author identifies the destructive factors that have a significant impact on the energy transition, including the monopolization of critical resources that are indispensable for a sustainable global energy transition, which is planned to have a low carbon component. The author also provides various author's definitions of the category “energy security” and analyzes the factors that determine energy security as such and have an impact on the degree of its sustainability.