During Energy Storage Day 2026, hosted on 27 April by the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association (UWEA), Igor Retivov, Partner at Altelaw&Sempra and Head of the UWEA Committee on the Development and Implementation of Energy Storage Systems (ESS), moderated a session dedicated to the scaling of energy storage projects.
The panel’s focal point was the prevailing bottlenecks currently impeding the large-scale deployment of ESS: regulatory unpredictability, grid connection hurdles and capacity constraints, banking risk logic, and the imperative for long-term predictability instruments—ranging from specialised insurance products to bankable offtake agreements.
During the deliberations, Igor Retivov underscored:
“Scaling ESS is, first and foremost, a matter of predictable grid connection frameworks, unhindered market access, transparent risk allocation within contracts, and mechanisms ensuring long-term revenue visibility. Absent these prerequisites, the technology will remain an ad-hoc solution rather than a systemic, fully integrated segment of the energy market.”
We extend our gratitude to the panellists and participants for a highly substantive dialogue. It is precisely such high-level discourse that will facilitate the market’s transition from early-stage pilot projects to the commercial scaling necessitated by the new architectural framework of Ukraine’s power grid.
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