In 2020, 2,582 new solar power plants were connected to the networks of the DTEK Grids distribution system operators (DSO). This represents 32% of all home solar power systems installed in Ukraine in 2020. In total, 8,491 prosumers* were connected to DTEK Grids.
The State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine reported that 8,000 home solar power plants were installed in 2020. Now there are 30,000 prosumers in Ukraine in total. In 2020, 2,582 such plants were connected to the networks of DTEK Grids distribution systems operators, and 8,491 in total.
“DTEK is transforming its business in compliance with the new 2030 Strategy, which is based on ESG principles, values and business responsibility for progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN Global Compact. DTEK Grids promotes the connection of green generation facilities, develops energy infrastructure and provides free access for all customers. Last year’s leader in connecting solar power plants to the grid in Ukraine was DTEK Dnipro Grids. In 2020 alone, we connected 1,404 new home solar power systems to the DSO networks in the region of Dnipro, where there are 4,017 of them in total,” says Ivan Geliukh, DTEK Grids CEO.
DTEK Grids stressed that the demand for connecting small-distributed generation to the power grid remains consistently high.
2020’s year-end number of home solar PV systems significantly increased in all regions where the DSO companies operate:
- DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids connected 559 new solar power plants - 2,344 in total
- DTEK Kyiv Grids connected 41 new solar power plants - 222 in total
- DTEK Odesa Grids connected 328 new solar power plants - 1,273 in total
- DTEK Donetsk Grids connected 250 new solar power plants - 635 in total
- DTEK Dnipro Grids connected 1,404 new solar power plants - 4,017 in total
*Prosumer is a portmanteau of the words provider and consumer.
