The development of a decentralised energy system is one of Ukraine’s key priorities under wartime conditions. Distributed generation includes gas-fired generation (gas turbine units, gas piston units and combined heat and power units), renewable energy facilities connected to distribution systems, as well as energy storage systems.
Such generation already plays a significant role at the regional level, meeting the needs of critical infrastructure facilities.
At present, the largest number of installations has been developed by households. These are solar power plants with a capacity ranging from 5 to 30 kW, implemented either under the feed-in (“green”) tariff model or under the active consumer model with state support provided through a government zero-interest loan programme.
At the same time, businesses as well as state and municipal institutions are implementing projects based on their own consumption volumes. In these segments, solar power plants and cogeneration units with capacities ranging from 100 kW to 2 MW prevail.
Overall, in 2025, municipal enterprises as well as private and state-owned companies commissioned 762 MW of new gas-fired generation capacity.
Ukraine continues to actively cooperate with international donors, in particular through the Energy Support Fund of Ukraine, to implement as many projects as possible and further strengthen the resilience of Ukraine’s energy system.
