War has reshaped Ukraine’s energy priorities. It’s shown that distributed renewables are not only cleaner, but vital for resilience.
In a recent Financial Times article by Pilita Clark, DTEK Chief Sustainability Officer Jeff Oatham explained how the war has accelerated our shift away from coal.
Speaking at COP in Belém, he summed it up: "A coal power station was a large single target that a single missile could take out. You would need around 40 missiles to do the equivalent amount of capacity damage at a wind farm."
This thinking drives our work today – from our partnership with the UK's Octopus Energy to bring rooftop solar and battery storage systems to Ukrainian businesses and public sector organisations, to pressing ahead with a new wind farm built near the Black Sea coast that will become one of the largest in Eastern Europe when completed next year, alongside a 200 MW of battery storage.
Despite challenges, we continue to build an energy system that can withstand a war now and power Ukraine’s sustainable energy future.
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