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 Ukrainian company LLC “Eco-Optima”, a member of UWEA, and the Czech company MND. The total investment attracted for the implementation of the project amounted to UAH 2.1 billion, and the main creditor of the project was the Ukrainian bank JSC “Ukreximbank”.
The Skole wind farm became another precedent of the implementation of a wind energy project during the period of martial law. Although the development of the station began back in 2021, the supply of wind equipment and the construction and installation work on the site took place already after the full-scale invasion. Thanks to the resilience of the company LLC “Eco-Optima”, today about 100,000 residents of the region have the opportunity to receive electricity from wind energy.
Andriy Konechenkov: “During the full-scale invasion, three new wind power plants were built in Ukraine, including, in particular, the Skole wind farm, the legal name of which is LLC “Orivska”. However, this station is distinguished from the two other projects by the fact that the wind energy equipment for it was brought in from scratch already during martial law. Here I would also like to separately note the Western manufacturers of wind turbines, such as Nordex, Vestas and GE (whose personnel, although they temporarily left Ukraine for safety reasons), are still present on the Ukrainian market and are ready to continue supporting Ukrainian wind energy projects despite the war. We continue moving forward in partnership towards victory and new projects!”
UWEA sincerely congratulates LLC “Eco-Optima” on the successful launch of another wind energy project and wishes it to continue confidently striding towards new achievements, successful and reliable partnerships and the expansion of its presence on the Ukrainian wind energy market!
