Development of the Energy Potential of the National Economy in the Context of Geopolitical Challenges

The article concentrates on the study of ways to address the issues of development and utilization of the energy potential of the national economy in the context of geopolitical challenges for Ukraine. It presents a theoretical view of the scientific category “energy potential” of the national economy, systematizes the goals, principles and factors of the economic assessment of the natural resource energy potential, analyzes its dynamics, structure and breakdown by Ukrainian regions, studies factors influencing the efficiency of the resource potential of the national economy, as well as proposes directions to increase the level of Ukraine's energy security. Keywords—fuel and energy resources, liberalization, energy security, potential, innovation, globalization, energy market, decarbonization, environmentalism