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UAH 83.2 million is the expected value of Ukrgazvydobuvannya tender for the SPP construction. DTEK invests UAH 3 million to repair the water supply line in the Nikopol district. The government agreed to allocate the land for the construction of the WPP on the territory of the exclusion zone.

Eco-Optima opened in the Lviv region the first stage of the Western Ukraine’s largest SPP. Ukrainian RES associations seek fast launching auctions for market stimulation. The World Bank presented a program for the development of electric storage systems worth USD 1 billion.

In November, Atlas Capital Energy LLC will start SPP construction in Kherson region. UAH 2 billion will be allocated to energy efficiency in Ukraine next year. The US offered to devote $ 1 billion for energy diversification of Europe.

Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry foresees an increase in electricity generation from RES in 2019 in the amount of 1.51 billion kWh. Kness Group intends to commission its own 33 MW solar power plant (SPP). The Nobel prizewinners were scientists who studied the economy and climate relation.

RES capacities grew 2.4 times in the third quarter of this year. The State Property Fund of Ukraine approved Tsentrenergo sales conditions. TouchstoneCapitalGroup intends to build an offshore combined wind-solar power plant in Ukraine.

International Conference "Biomass Energy 2018" was held. Khmelnytskyi National University has installed SPS on the roof of educational buildings. Windcraft Ukraine will increase the existing capacity of its facilities in the Kherson region by 150-170 MW.

Three Ukrainian cities signed a memorandum on the full gradual transition to the RES. SES space at Melitopol is 200,000 square meters. Scatec Solar intends to reach 200 MW at SEP in Ukraine by the end of next year.

About USD 400 million to be invested by Norwegian NBT AS in the construction of 64 WPS in the Kherson region. Parliament enacted the Law No. 8015, which simplifies licensing procedures for the construction of RES facilities. IRENA Center to be established in Ukraine.

Over EUR 1.1 billion of "green" investments are involved in renewable energy projects. American company Holtec intends to arrange production of small nuclear modular reactors in Ukraine. NEURC may keep in force current "green" tariffs for private households by 2040.

UAH 400 thousand per year - this is the amount of savings that Boris Grinchenko University will receive due to heat pumps. A new biogas plant was launched in Kamianets-Podilsky. TechnoK - toys manufacturer - installed a solar station at one of its facilities.

SE NEC Ukrenergo signed a contract for the purchase of software for balancing electricity market worth USD 8 million. The government supported the strategy of Ukraine's transition to low carbon development by 2050. In June, electricity generation from RES grew by 30%. DTEK intends to invest EUR 750 million in new facilities in 2018-2019. 

Ukrtransgaz’s solar station made its first million. "Green" bonds can become a new tool to stimulate RES in Ukraine.  Ireland may give up investing in fossil fuels. 

The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources presented two resources to speed up access to information on the state of Ukraine’s rivers and permission documentation for subsoil use.  State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine will hold "green" bonds round table discussion. ScatecSolar intends to build two solar stations in Mykolayiv. 

RES growth rates almost doubled in the second quarter of this year. Wind power plant with a capacity of 83 MW will be built in the Odessa region. "Green tariffs" were adjusted for private households. 

The Verkhovna Rada registered a number of bills aimed at making changes in regulation of generation from renewable energy. The Bioenergy Association of Ukraine made proposals to stimulate the cultivation of energy crops. Heads of STRTUM electricity network go into possible ways of placing their facilities on the main highways of the country.