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According to SEAU Chairman Vladyslav Sokolovskyi, Ukraine is targeting more than 1.5 GW of new solar PV and over 3 GWh of battery storage capacity additions in 2026, following ~1.5 GW solar and >1 GWh (SolarPower Europe cites nearly 3 GWh) BESS installed in 2025. Total solar capacity now ~8.5…
Solar Energy Association of Ukraine (SEAU) via TaiyangNewsJSC Guaranteed Buyer has announced three online auctions via Prozorro.Sale for September 2026 to allocate 850 MW of support quotas: 700 MW wind (30 September, price cap 8 EUR ct/kWh), 100 MW solar-plus-storage (25 September, 12 EUR ct/kWh, BESS ≥80% of SPP capacity and ≥2 kWh/kW), and 50 MW pure…
Guaranteed Buyer / Ukrainian Wind Energy Association / Renewables NowAs of morning 26 August, Russian drone and artillery strikes left consumers without power in Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. Electricity consumption was 12.9% higher than the prior day at 09:30. Ukrenergo reported no planned consumption restrictions for 27 August and…
Ukrenergo / Alerts EnergyAs of the morning of 24 August 2026, Russian strikes caused new power outages in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa and Mykolaiv oblasts. DTEK reported a direct hit on an energy facility in Odesa region on Independence Day, leaving part of Odesa district (including Peresyp) without…
Ukrenergo / DTEK via Ukrainska Pravda & Interfax-UkraineLeaders of the Coalition of the Willing, meeting in Kyiv on Ukraine's Independence Day, agreed on the urgency of immediate assistance for Ukraine’s energy sector ahead of winter. This includes support through the Ukraine Energy Support Fund and the provision of specialist equipment. The…
UK Government / Coalition of the WillingOn 24 August Russia struck an energy facility in Odesa region, causing significant damage, power outages in parts of Odesa district (including Peresyp) and disruptions to critical infrastructure, according to DTEK. Ukrenergo separately reported new outages the same morning in Donetsk, Kharkiv,…
DTEK / Ukrenergo / Interfax-UkraineFirst Deputy PM and Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal stated that Ukraine currently has approximately 15 GW of available electricity capacity (including cogeneration and imports), with plans to raise this to 19.6 GW by 1 November and 21.4 GW by year-end 2026, contingent on avoiding major new Russian…
Interfax-Ukraine / Ukrainska Pravda (Minister Shmyhal statement in Verkhovna Rada)First Deputy PM and Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that Ukraine currently has approximately 15 GW of available electricity capacity (including cogeneration and imports) and aims to increase this to 19.6 GW by 1 November and 21.4 GW by year-end 2026, contingent on no major new Russian…
Interfax-Ukraine / Ministry of Energy (Shmyhal statement)First Deputy PM and Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal stated that Ukraine currently has approximately 15 GW of available electric capacity (including cogeneration and imports). The government plans to raise this to 19.6 GW by 1 November 2026 and to 21.4 GW by year-end, contingent on no major new…
Ministry of Energy / Interfax-Ukraine / Ukrainska PravdaFirst Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal told the Verkhovna Rada on 21 August that Ukraine aims to commission 3 GW of distributed gas generation by end-2026 (1.8 GW already online and fully operational; another ~800 MW / ~260 installations under construction; plus ~300 MW by…
Interfax-Ukraine / Ministry of Energy (Denys Shmyhal)According to SolarPower Europe’s European Battery Market Outlook, Ukraine installed nearly 3 GWh of BESS in 2025—five times the 2024 volume—placing it fourth in Europe behind only Germany, the UK and Italy. Over 60% of new capacity was distributed storage supporting solar-plus-storage systems…
SolarPower Europe (European Battery Market Outlook 2026-2030)On 21 August 2026 the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission (NEURC) re-elected Yuriy Vlasenko as Chairman by secret ballot of its members. Vlasenko had completed a two-year term in early August; after a two-week interim chairmanship by Ruslan Slobodian the Commission returned him…
NEURC / Interfax-UkraineOn 20 August 2026 the Cabinet of Ministers, on the initiative of the Ministry of Energy, approved a decision exempting industrial and commercial consumers from electricity supply restriction measures if they cover at least 80% of their consumption from own generation, distributed generation (gas…
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine / Ministry of EnergyOn the night of 19-20 August 2026, Russia launched a massive combined missile and drone attack. As a result, consumers in Kyiv city and Kyiv, Donetsk, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions experienced power outages. The high-voltage line to the occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP was…
Ukrenergo / DTEK / Ministry of Energy via multiple outletsUkrhydroenergo issued a Request for Expressions of Interest (published 20 August 2026) for a Technical Support and Project Management Consultant for the Design, Supply and Installation of 197 MW / 2-hour BESS systems with EMS at four hydropower plants: Kyiv HPP/PSP, Kaniv, Kremenchuk and…
World Bank Procurement Notice / UkrhydroenergoAccording to SolarPower Europe’s European Battery Market Outlook, Europe installed 36 GWh of new BESS capacity in 2025 (+48% YoY). Ukraine ranked fourth with approximately 2.9 GWh of additions—roughly a fivefold increase versus 2024—driven heavily by the distributed segment for energy security…
SolarPower Europe / PV MagazineAccording to SolarPower Europe’s European Battery Market Outlook 2026-2030 (coverage 20–24 August), Ukraine installed almost 3 GWh of battery energy storage in 2025 — a roughly fivefold increase year-on-year — placing it fourth in Europe behind Germany, the UK and Italy. Over 60% of new capacity…
SolarPower Europe / pv magazine / ESS NewsRisen Energy Europe's direct company update states that cooperation with VIMMER covers 100 MW of PV modules and 50 MWh of BESS in Ukraine. The previously stored Ascania / 200 MWh formulation was not retained because it could not be validated against an accessible direct source. No site, exact…
Risen Energy Europe — direct company updateDuring high-level meetings on 18-19 August 2026, Germany announced 50 million euro for restoration of the Chornobyl New Safe Confinement and discussed expanded cooperation on renewable energy, energy storage systems, equipment supply and specialist training. A German business delegation of 17…
Ministry of Energy of Ukraine / Ukrinform / DWOn 18 August 2026, Russia carried out a massive attack on one of DTEK's thermal power plants, causing significant equipment damage and forcing the facility to completely halt electricity generation. No employees were injured. DTEK's thermal power plants have been attacked more than 230 times…
DTEK / Kyiv Post / Ukrainska PravdaOn 18 August 2026, Russia launched a massive attack on one of DTEK's thermal power plants, causing significant damage to equipment and forcing the facility to completely halt electricity generation. No employees were injured. DTEK's TPPs have been attacked more than 230 times since the…
DTEK / Kyiv Post / Ukrainska PravdaChinese solar manufacturer Risen Energy signed memoranda of understanding with Ukrainian firm Ascania Energy to supply PV modules and utility-scale BESS for projects totalling up to 100 MW solar and 200 MWh battery storage. Ascania will handle local development and EPC; the partnership aims to…
PV Tech / PR Newswire (Risen Energy)On 18 August 2026 Russia conducted a massive attack on one of DTEK’s thermal power plants, causing significant damage to equipment and forcing the complete halt of electricity generation. No employees were injured. DTEK’s TPPs have been attacked more than 230 times since the full-scale invasion…
DTEK GroupChinese manufacturer Risen Energy signed MoUs with Ukrainian Ascania Energy on 18 August 2026 to cooperate on projects totaling up to 100 MW of solar PV capacity and 200 MWh of utility-scale battery energy storage systems. Risen will supply modules and BESS; Ascania will handle local…
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