Ukrainian centralized energy storage power station

Can a decentralised electricity system empower Ukraine?

Hence, in context of the report Empowering Ukraine Through a Decentralised Electricity System, a pioneering, detailed and bottom-up approach was developed to create a new high-resolution dataset of capacity and generation potential for Ukraine.

What is Ukraine's energy roadmap?

A roadmap for Ukraine’s increased use of distributed energy resources towards 2030 This roadmap from the IEA, Empowering Ukraine through a Decentralised Energy System, outlines a pathway to rebuild and modernise Ukraine’s power sector amid ongoing attacks on its energy infrastructure.

Are distributed energy resources a solution to Ukraine's power deficit?

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, nearly two-thirds of Ukraine’s dispatchable power capacity has been occupied, damaged, or destroyed. The report highlights distributed energy resources (DERs) as a vital solution to address their power deficit while enhancing Ukraine’s energy security, resilience, and flexibility.

What are the main sources of electricity in Ukraine?

Coal was the source of around 23% of the country’s generation, followed by natural gas (9%), hydroelectric (6.5%), solar (4%), and wind (2%). Today, however, Zaporizhzhia, the country’s biggest nuclear power plant, is under Russian occupation, which alone reduced Ukraine’s generation capacity by 6 gigawatts.