Ukraine: Inauguration of the Novotroickoe wind park

In Herson, the president of the State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation in Ukraine, Serghei Savchuk participated at the inauguration of the Novotroickoe wind park. The total capacity of the plant will be about 70 MW and will be among those the three largest and most powerful in Ukraine.

The installation consists of wind turbines delivered by one of the world's largest wind turbine manufacturers - the company Danish Vestas. The project was implemented by Windcart Tavria along with Ukrgasbank.

"This shows that investors are more active and interested in investing in the installation of renewable energy energy. These success stories are the result of hard work by the Government and the Parliament" Sergei Savchuk told the opening ceremony.

In 2016, 121 MW of renewable energy was introduced, which is 4 times higher than in 2015. For the 7 months of 2017, 166.1 MW have already been installed, which is more than for the whole of the past year.

As for the Herson region, this area is one of the best in the development of "clean energy". Starting with 1 August 2017, there are 23 installations in the Kherson region that generate green electricity. Specifically, 18 with capacity solar power of 68.4 MW and 4 wind farms with a total capacity of nearly 34 MW.

Mihai VINTILA