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A UWEA Member Company Has Attracted Financing for a Wind Farm Project
On 4 February 2025, Oschadbank reported that it had concluded a number of agreements with the Eco-Optima group of companies for the implementation of the project to build the “Sokal” wind farm with a capacity of 39.9 MW in the Lviv region. The “Sokal wind farm” project envisages the installation of 7 modern wind turbines,…
A UWEA Member Company Has Attracted the Largest Volume of Investment in Wind Farm Construction in Ukraine
DTEK, the parent company of DTEK Renewables, a member of UWEA, announced the attraction of the largest volume of investment in the country’s energy sector – €450 million – for the completion of the Tyligulska wind farm. According to the terms of the deal, the banks will provide €370 million in loan funds, secured by…
A UWEA Member Company Is Testing an Electricity Price Stabilisation Mechanism
Elementum Energy, a member of UWEA, has concluded Ukraine’s first pilot price stabilisation agreement between the 100 MW Dnistrovska wind farm, which it manages, and an industrial enterprise. The contract, designed for one year, is based on the CfD mechanism (Contract for Difference), which allows businesses to forecast electricity costs and protects them from price…
“We Believe in What We Do”: UWEA Summed Up the Trends in the Development of Wind Energy in Ukraine in 2024
On 12 December 2024, at the “Interfax-Ukraine” media center, UWEA’s final press conference took place, based on the results of the development of the Ukrainian wind energy market in 2024. During the press conference, UWEA Board members and representatives of the Ukrainian wind energy business discussed the key trends that shaped the direction of the…
Refurbished Wind Turbines for Ukraine
On 4–5 December 2024, the EoLIS seminar, organised by WindEurope, took place in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden. The event focused on the current challenges and strategies for the end of the operational life of wind turbines. One of the key sessions was a discussion on the topic of investment decisions and the motivation for…
Outcomes of the First “Green” Auctions in Ukraine
On 5 December 2024, Andriy Konechenkov, Chairman of the UWEA Board, as well as two members of the UWEA Committee on Legal Affairs – Ihor Retivov, DTEK Renewables, and Olha Savchenko, Altelaw – shared their thoughts on the results of the first pilot “green” auctions in Ukraine, becoming speakers at a thematic online event organised…
UWEA Strengthens Cooperation with Dutch Wind Energy Business
From 22 to 29 November 2024, representatives of the UWEA Board and Secretariat, as well as NPC Ukrenergo, made a working visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The main purpose of the visit was to strengthen the partnership ties between Ukrainian and Dutch wind energy business, to exchange views on the recovery of Ukraine’s…
A UWEA Delegation Took Part in a Discussion of Decentralised Energy Solutions for Ukraine in the Netherlands
As part of the working trip of the Ukrainian delegation headed by UWEA to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the participants of the trip took part in the international conference “Decentralised energy solutions for Ukraine’s security”, which took place on 25 November 2024 in The Hague. The conference, organised by the Ukraine Facility Platform and…
UWEA: Dialogue on Draft Law No. 11392 – a Step Towards Aligning the Interests of the Market and the State
On 8 November 2024, UWEA representatives took part in an expert discussion of draft law No. 11392, which took place within the framework of the event “Opportunities for the green transformation of Ukraine’s energy sector”, organised with the support of UNDP within the Green Energy Recovery Programme of Ukraine. The participants of the event –…
The UWEA Board Defined the Association’s Areas of Activity for the Coming Years
On 25 October 2024, UWEA Board members gathered in Kyiv in a hybrid format to discuss issues critically important for the industry, to exchange views on resolving the current problems on the market, and to align some strategic directions of UWEA’s activity for the coming years. Thus, in particular, the following issues were raised during…
UWEA Is Building Up Cooperation with the Institute of General Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
On 23 October 2024, a Memorandum of Partnership and Cooperation was signed in Kyiv between UWEA and the Institute of General Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. With this Memorandum, the parties cemented their aspiration to direct joint efforts towards the effective and balanced development of Ukraine’s energy complex, its “green” transformation…
It Is Important to End the Trend of NPC Ukrenergo’s Deficit Tariff and the Accumulation of Debts Along the Entire Chain
“The situation with debt on the renewables market still remains critical”, drew attention Andriy Konechenkov, Chairman of the UWEA Board, speaking at the European Business Association’s Energy Day 2024. As of September 2024, the debt of JSC NNEGC “Energoatom” to the SE “Guaranteed Buyer” (GarPok) amounts to UAH 12.4 billion, and GarPok, in turn, owes…
An Official Presentation of the Legislative Changes Needed to Stimulate Wind Energy in Ukraine Took Place in Kyiv
On 10 October 2024, at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ukraine, the official presentation of the Report “Legislative changes to stimulate the development of the wind energy sector in Ukraine” took place, which was developed by the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association (UWEA) within a special project aimed at analysing the gaps…
A Ukrainian Delegation Headed by UWEA Took Part in WindEnergy Hamburg 2024
From 24 to 27 September 2024, the UWEA Secretariat, together with the association’s member companies, took part in WindEnergy Hamburg 2024 – the world’s largest exhibition and conference on onshore and offshore wind energy, which takes place every two years in Hamburg, Germany, and this year marked its tenth anniversary! Over the 10 years of…
The UWEA Board Chairman Visited the Opening of the Skole Wind Farm
On 18 September 2024, the Chairman of the UWEA Board Andriy Konechenkov was invited to the official presentation of the largest operating wind power plant in a mountainous area – the Skole wind farm, with a capacity of 54.6 MW, built in the Lviv region. The Skole wind farm became a joint project of the…
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