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Ukraine Residential PV Reaches Close To 90 MW

A feed-in-tariff scheme for residential PV installations up to 30 kW is the reason for the consistent growth of this segment in the Ukraine, according to SAEE. It says that by the end of June 2018, the cumulative residential PV capacity reached 89 MW. (Source: SAEE, Ukraine)

Anu Bhambhani
  • According to government agency SAEE, Ukraine installed 26 MW of new PV capacity during Q2/2018
  • 1,107 new homes installed solar PV panels during the reporting quarter, taking the total number of installations to 4,660
  • At the end of June 2018, the Eastern European country's residential solar PV capacity was 89 MW that has come up with an investment of around €88 million ($100 million)

Ukraine added 26 MW of residential solar PV in Q2/2018, taking the cumulative to 89 MW. This means a growth rate of more than 100% from the 12 MW added in Q1/2018 (see 63 MW Total Rooftop PV In Ukraine).

According to the State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation of Ukraine (SAEE), 1,107 homes installed solar panels in Q2/2018. A total of 4,660  homes are now using solar panels with a combined 89 MW at the end of June 2018. All of this represents an investment of about €88 million ($100 million).

SAEE Head, Sergey Savchuk credits the government scheme of feed-in-tariff for private solar energy systems of up to 30 kW for the growth in residential PV in the Eastern European country.

In H1/2018, Ukraine added 206 MW of solar PV, taking the cumulative number to 948 MW, according to government statistics (see 206 MW PV Added In H1/2018 In Ukraine).