DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids is one of the top three leaders in connecting home solar power plants

Thermal power generation04 March 2021

DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids is one of the three leaders in connecting the solar power plants to the grids in Ukraine. During 2020, the company connected 559 new PV systems. In total, there are 2,344 prosumers* in Kyiv Region - households that generate renewable energy and cover not only their own needs, but also sell the excess to the network. Most often, people switch to green generation in Buchansky, Brovarsky and Boryspil Districts**.

DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids is one of the top three leaders in connecting home solar power plants

“DTEK is transforming the business in compliance with the New Strategy 2030, which is based on ESG principles, values and responsibility for progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN Global Compact. Our company provides free access to the network infrastructure for all customers. In total, more than 2,000 families are using renewable energy sources across the region. This is our contribution to the decarbonization of the Ukraine’s energy sector, preserving the environment and shaping an ecological future for new generations,” says Vitalii Shaida, DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids CEO.

According to the State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine, Ukrainians installed 8,000 solar home power plants in 2020. In total, 30,000 families have such PV panels in Ukraine. Kyiv Region is one of the three leading regions, where the largest number of home solar power plants is located. Therefore, there are 4,017 PV systems in Dnipropetrovsk Region, 2,512 in Ternopil Region, and 2,344 in Kyiv Region.

The company highlights that there is consistently high demand for connecting small-scale distributed generation to the infrastructure of the regional power grids. Among the top three green energy producers:

There are 376 home solar systems in the Buchansky District;
There are 305 home solar systems in the Brovarsky District;
There are 248 home solar systems in the Boryspil District;

All information on how to switch to the feed-in tariff and connect a home solar power plant can be found here.

* Prosumer is a portmanteau of the words provider and consumer.

** A new administrative division of Ukraine at the regional and basic levels, which was approved by the government of Ukraine in June 2020 and endorsed by a resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in July 2020.