This material is based on an interview with Olga Savchenko, Head of Energy Practice at the law firm Altelaw & Sempra, given to Poland’s leading national news agency PAP (Polska Agencja Prasowa) during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk.
With the start of the full-scale invasion, the Russian Federation occupied a significant part of the Donbas, halting trade there, while enemy missiles damaged or completely destroyed over 80% of Ukrainian thermal power plants. However, missiles will not stop the development of wind energy in Ukraine.
“Using Ukraine as an example, Poland and Europe could see with their own eyes what blackouts and winters without heating in homes really mean. However, we all perfectly understand that onshore wind energy is not a whim or a passing trend, but the foundation of security for an individual village, town, region, and the entire country,” emphasizes Olga Savchenko.
Ukraine operates a support system for new wind energy projects through “green auctions,” where the quota for wind power stands at 700 MW. Olga cites the Odesa region as an example: during blackouts, two local wind farms provided up to 25% of the region’s electricity needs. She points out that renewable energy sources (RES) are not just about being “eco-friendly,” but are also a matter of survival.
“It’s not 100%, but it’s not zero either. It is real security. Poland and Ukraine share a common enemy, and we are all on the front line now. Therefore, developing new RES projects alongside strengthening our defense is our joint duty,” Savchenko concluded.
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