Ukraine is gradually changing the structure of its energy system due to the risk of new Russian attacks.
This is stated in an AIN study "Ukrainian Energy: 'Green' Solutions, Recovery and Investment."
Instead of concentrating electricity production at large stations, the country is developing distributed generation, reserve capacities and energy storage systems. At the same time, there are no plans to completely abandon large power plants.
What types of generation will develop in Ukraine
Which types of generation will develop in Ukraine
According to EUEA?The European-Ukrainian Energy Agency, the transition to distributed generation is already happening, although this process is partly spontaneous and partly planned.
According to experts, among industrial power plants, wind energy has the greatest development prospects.
At the same time, the need to balance the energy system and legislative incentives create opportunities for hybrid projects. This refers to combining solar or wind power plants with energy storage systems. Investors are already planning such installations.
EUEA separately notes the development of solar generation for own needs. This is precisely the area that grew the most during the full-scale war.
Experts expect the trend to continue, since own electricity production is economically beneficial for consumers. In particular, it allows businesses to reduce costs for purchasing electricity.
Despite the development of distributed generation, Ukraine is not abandoning the centralized energy system.
In particular, international donors — the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and USAID — support both distributed generation and the restoration of main power grids.
According to experts' assessment, the final model of the energy system is still being formed. The main question is what share of electricity production will be provided by large stations and what share by distributed generation.
Ukraine's energy system is undergoing the most difficult transformation in its history — from large-scale destruction to the construction of a distributed network of a new generation. On October 21, the AIN editorial team presented its own study "Ukrainian Energy: 'Green' Solutions, Recovery and Investment."
To prepare the material, the AIN team analyzed more than 45 specialized sources. Among them: data from NEC "Ukrenergo," NEURC, State Statistics Service, Ministry of Energy, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, World Nuclear Association, Energy Charter, European-Ukrainian Energy Agency (EUEA), etc.
The study was implemented with the support of partners: UGB "Ukrgasbank," Ecotech Invest and KTS Engineering.