Greenpeace and SolarPower Europe’s collaboration to accelerate the deployment of solar PV systems across Ukraine is part of the country’s sustainable reconstruction and resilient energy supply. SolarPower Europe and Greenpeace will work to ensure that Ukraine’s reconstruction creates quality employment, safeguards the country’s energy security, and reorients the economy towards a sustainable and prosperous future, with solar as the backbone of a new, green energy system. Finally, they aim to explore EU-Ukraine Facility opportunities, and to strengthen EU-Ukraine solar energy cooperation.
Ukraine: “Renewables strengthen resilience”
“Solar power, as a decentralised and easily deployable clean energy technology, plays a crucial role in Ukraine’s energy security. Today, solar PV projects in Ukraine are essential for combatting energy outages, ensuring hospitals and schools can continue operating, and keeping critical infrastructure functional. Together, Greenpeace and SolarPower Europe will aim to accelerate solar adoption in the country, and safeguard its long-term energy resilience“, Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO of SolarPower Europe, said.
Ukraine: Reliable solar energy for newborns in greater Kyiv region
“Renewable energy should be the future for Europe and Ukraine. With the ‘Solar Energy Marshall Plan for Ukraine’, Greenpeace has outlined a roadmap for expanding Ukraine's solar energy capacity. Embracing solar energy is a double opportunity for Ukraine to overcome its energy challenges and boost economic development, and the EU's support will play a crucial role in making this vision a reality“, Nina Schoenian, Managing Director at Greenpeace Germany, declared.
Background
SolarPower Europe is a partner of the Solar Supports Ukraine campaign, with the BSW, the German Solar Association, and our implementation partners, the RePower Ukraine Charitable Foundation and the Energy Act for Ukraine Foundation. Solar is installed on schools and hospitals in Ukraine, tackling energy outages.
In 2022, Greenpeace Germany and Greenpeace CEE initiated the “Green Reconstruction of Ukraine” project to advocate for sustainable rebuilding in the country. The new office in Kyiv, Ukraine was opened in September 2024.
To help Ukraine in its recovery, reconstruction and modernisation efforts, the EU launched the Ukraine Facility, a dedicated instrument which will allow the EU to provide Ukraine with up to €50 billion in stable and predictable financial support from 2024-2027. (hcn)
