KIEV, Nov. 5 – The Ukrainian government has revised the criteria for determining which state-run objects are of strategic importance to the Ukrainian economy and security, actually excluding heat generating companies and regional electricity supply companies from the list, which will ease the way to their privatization.

According to cabinet resolution No. 999 of November 3, 2010 published on Thursday, now only heat supply companies that have a market share exceeding 20% are strategic objects, while earlier all energy companies were objects of strategic importance.