Will Russia build a new nuclear power plant in Ukraine?

In January, the Energy Ministry announced plans to begin building four new reactors at the Khmelnytskiy nuclear power plant this year -- two using Russian equipment that would be imported from Bulgaria and two using technology from the U.S. company Westinghouse, which would be the first Western-based nuclear reactors in Ukrainian history.

Does Ukraine have a solar farm?

The Gnatkiv solar farm, one of Rengy Development’s Ukraine project portfolio. Image: Rengy Development. Despite Ukraine’s ongoing conflict with Russia, the country’s solar sector continues to develop. Lena Dias Martins reports on the opportunities solar developers are finding amid the horrors of war.

Does Ukraine have a solar sector?

Image: Rengy Development. Despite Ukraine’s ongoing conflict with Russia, the country’s solar sector continues to develop. Lena Dias Martins reports on the opportunities solar developers are finding amid the horrors of war. Installed renewable capacity in Ukraine is growing.

Are new solar plants being built in central and Eastern Europe?

“Despite the odds,” Sysoiev added, new solar plants are being implemented and completed. Large Scale Solar Central and Eastern Europe continues to be the place to leverage a network that has been made over more than 10 years, to build critical partnerships to develop solar projects throughout the region.

Does Ukraine still rely on Russia for uranium?

Ukraine still had to rely on Russia for the lion’s share of the uranium for its nuclear plants -- still the largest source of electricity in the country.

Is Ukraine resuming a 'green transformation'?

The two largest solar plants in the country are in occupied parts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, nearly 600 megawatts of capacity sitting derelict. Ukraine has lost over two thirds of its electrical generation to Russian occupation. Now it’s resuming a pre-invasion “green transformation.” The distinction between “capacity” and “generation” is crucial.