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A 10 mg/kg limit for sulfur is already applicable in Russia, Georgia (gasoline), Ukraine, Armenia and Moldova. In 2021, only Georgia is planning to limit sulfur content to 10 mg/kg. However, this could be delayed because one of its biggest diesel suppliers, Azerbaijan, will delay its national refinery’s modernization. Azerbaijan was expected to finalize the modernization of SOCAR’s refinery in Baku by 2021. COVID-19 delayed it; and now it is expected that the modernization works could be finalized only in 2023-2025.

Ukraine is discussing legislation to set up a renewable energy mandate. However, the proposal was not appr