As part of the Renewables4Ukraine initiative, launched by the World Wind Energy Association together with the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association, on 28 August 2025 an off-grid solar power plant was officially opened at the “Chervona Kalyna” kindergarten (Irpin territorial community). This is another step in strengthening the energy independence of social infrastructure under wartime conditions in Ukraine.
The project includes:
- 35 kW of solar panels on the roof of the facility;
- two hybrid inverters of 15 kW each (with a total capacity of 30 kW);
- a battery system of 45 kWh.
According to the calculations of the company Green System, in summer such a system can generate about 6,000 kWh of electricity, which supplies the facility with energy even during blackouts. Moreover, this makes it possible to save on the electricity and diesel fuel that were previously used for the generators.
“We used to switch on the generator, which runs on diesel fuel. Now, of course, we are saving both electricity and diesel fuel, because the solar panels come to our rescue”, – Hanna Shamalo, deputy director for facilities of the “Chervona Kalyna” kindergarten.
“The Ukrainian and World Wind Energy Associations are very long-standing and good friends of our Irpin territorial community… gifts like solar power plants are precisely the kind of thing that is very important for our medical and educational institutions”, – Oleksandr Pashchynskyi, deputy of the Irpin City Council.
Andriy Konechenkov, Chairman of the UWEA Board:
“At UWEA we are convinced: ensuring energy independence is a matter of security, especially for educational institutions during the war. The solar station at the ‘Chervona Kalyna’ kindergarten is not only an environmental modernisation, but also a powerful symbol of resilience. Such projects demonstrate that renewable energy works for the benefit of society — in peacetime and during a crisis.”
Stefan Gsanger, Secretary General of the World Wind Energy Association:
“The commissioning of the solar power plant at the ‘Chervona Kalyna’ kindergarten is yet another vivid testament to the international solidarity between the Ukrainian people and the global renewable energy community. May the children grow up feeling the power of the sun and the power of the friendship that unites us across borders. Thank you to everyone who took part in this project!”
Through the Renewables4Ukraine programme, in partnership with the international community, UWEA and WWEA are actively implementing renewable energy technologies at socially important facilities — schools, hospitals, kindergartens — in order to ensure their energy autonomy even during crisis situations. A significant contribution to this cause is made by foreign partners — the Finnish organisation “EcoLabel” and German communities, which direct the profits from their own wind farms to helping Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Wind Energy Association sincerely thanks all the partners who contributed to the implementation of this project. In particular, we express our gratitude to the company Green System for the professional implementation of the technical part, to our international partners — for supporting the Renewables4Ukraine initiative, as well as to the local community and the management of the “Chervona Kalyna” kindergarten for their cooperation and openness to implementing renewable technologies. It is precisely thanks to such joint efforts that we are building an energy-independent future for Ukraine.
