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Ukraine's largest mobile operator buys six solar plants for $80 million in major renewable energy push

Ukraine's largest mobile operator, Kyivstar, has acquired six solar power plants with a combined installed capacity of 105 megawatts in Lviv Oblast for 3.6 billion hryvnias, or $80.8 million, the company reported on May 26.

27 May, 12:42 PM

Norway awards funding for 650 MW Poltava wind farm

Ukraine’s largest private utility company DTEK Group has received funding from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) to build a wind farm in Poltava Oblast, the company announced on March 31.

31 March, 11:11 PM

Solar, wind generation supply 10% of Ukraine’s electricity

Solar and wind generation produce 10 percent of Ukraine’s electricity on average over a given year, the former chairman of Ukraine’s grid operator Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, told NV Radio on March 10.

11 March, 11:12 PM

Former Yermak's deputy denies guilt in NABU 'green tariff' case

Former deputy head of the Presidential Office Rostyslav Shurma, reacting to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau's announcement of a scheme to embezzle funds through the "feed-in tariff”, said in a Facebook post on Feb. 3 that he is in Germany, ready to cooperate with investigators via video link or at Ukrainian diplomatic missions abroad, and denies any wrongdoing, asserting the case shows signs of politically motivated pressure.

3 February, 03:47 PM

War drives Ukraine's green energy boom – expert

Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Industry Research Center, explained to NV on Sept. 9 what will happen to Ukraine's coal-fired thermal power plants, which Russians are now targeting.

12 September 2025, 04:15 PM

EU launches plan to end Russian fuel reliance

The European Commission plans to strengthen the EU's grid infrastructure and accelerate permitting to achieve independence from Russian fuels, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said during a speech in the European Parliament on Sept. 10.

10 September 2025, 08:12 PM

Zhytomyr Oblast to Install 250 MW of wind turbines with USAID support

Zhytomyr Oblast is advancing toward energy independence with plans to install wind turbines totaling 250 megawatts, a project fueled by collaboration with USAID and private businessуі, regional governor Vitaliy Bunechko announced on April 10, according to news agency Ukrinform.

11 April 2025, 10:54 AM

Lviv Oblast bets on the wind: €40 million project to power up renewable energy

The Eco-Optima group of companies will build the Sokal Wind Power Plant in Lviv Oblast, with a total capacity of 39.9 MW.

5 February 2025, 04:10 PM

Poland breaks ground on massive offshore wind power project

Polish energy group PGE and Danish company Orsted have begun construction of the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm, one of the largest such projects globally, as part of Poland’s transition to renewable energy, Polskie Radio reported on Jan. 30.

31 January 2025, 12:08 PM

EU gears up for game-changing energy plan to break free from Russian reliance

The European Commission will unveil a new energy plan in February to reduce reliance on Russian resources and lower energy prices, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

21 January 2025, 04:38 PM

Lithuanian company to help power 420,000 homes in Ukraine

Lithuanian renewable energy company Ignitis Grupė will spend EUR 4 million ($4.4 million) on equipment to provide stable electricity supply to 420,000 Ukrainian households, the company announced on Oct. 8.

8 October 2024, 08:24 PM

Renewable energy could save Ukraine, experts argue

A team of Ukrainian and international researchers, including Iryna Doronina from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), propose renewable energy sources as the foundation for rebuilding Ukraine's energy system.

19 September 2024, 11:43 PM

Ukraine's government mandates solar power units in state institutions by 2025

The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers instructed ministries and government bodies to ensure solar power units installation by the end of 2025, the permanent Parliament representative Taras Melnychuk reported on Telegram on Aug. 9.

12 August 2024, 02:39 PM

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