FOSTERING ENERGY SECTOR "GREEN" TRANSITION BASED ON RENEWABLE ENERGY IN UKRAINE IN TERMS OF WAR
##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.main##
##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.sidebar##
Abstract
This article presents the updated state of the renewable energy sector development in the European Union countries and in Ukraine. Due to obligatory international frameworks of the sustainable development and climate change policies introduction in the EU and Ukraine, it is important to track the transition period and its supportive mechanisms. The authors provide a comparison of the tendencies of the renewable energy development and "green" transition with emphasis on solar energy in Ukraine and EU before the full-scale war. The object of the research is the complex of introduced mechanisms that support and promote energy transition to RES in Ukraine taking into consideration the conditions of operationg in full-scale war. It is defined that in Ukraine, during wartime, state regulation of renewable energy development is carried out comprehensively – through legislation, financial instruments, market mechanisms, and advanced technical support for critical infrastructure. The primary research target of the article centers on the need for fostering energy transition based on renewable energy in Ukraine in times of war. Framed within this context, our research analyses how economic policy for the transition to renewable energy in Ukraine is optimized for achieving national goals in increasing renewable energy share in energy production and how the state is coping with rebuilding energy infrastructure on the bases of "green" transition during the full-scale war. It is concluded that the new changes in legislation can be effective when applied with the necessary economic and regulative mechanisms. The example of Ukraine shows how the new challenges and mechanisms to tackle with all risks involved are implied in the country during the war. A profound analysis of legislation changes, new financial mechanisms, energy market instruments modernization, construction of distributed energy system in Ukraine during the war with the simultaneous EU integration is made. It is emphasized that Ukraine has a great potential in transition of its energy sector to renewable energy sector. Its evidence is the statistic data of the rapid growth of installed capacities of renewable energy objects in Ukraine before the full-scale war. That’s why it is obvious to make a prediction that in after war period the recovery of Ukraine will be based on "green" energy as well.
How to Cite
##plugins.themes.bootstrap3.article.details##
renewable energy, sustainable development, state policy, green transition
Brown, O., Froggatt, A., Gozak, N., Katser-Buchkovska, N., & Lutsevych, O. (2023). The consequences of russia’s war on Ukraine for climate action, food supply and energy security.London: Royal Institute of International Affairs. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55317/9781784135836
European Green Deal. European Commission. Available at: https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en
Renewable Capacity Statistics (2023), International Renewable Energy Agency, Abu Dhabi. 2023. Available at: www.irena.org/Data
Renewable Capacity Statistics (2025), International Renewable Energy Agency, March, 2025. Available at: https://www.irena.org/Publications/2025/Mar/Renewable-capacity-statistics-2025
Iwaszczuk, A., Zapukhliak I., Iwaszczuk, N., Dzoba, O., Romashko, O., & Krykhivska, N. (2023). Prospects for the development of photovoltaics in Ukraine. European Research Studies Journal, XXVI (Issue 4), 308–338. DOI: https://doi.org/10.35808/ersj/3287
Janasz, K., Obrycki, N., Wisniewska, J., (2022). Modelling the energy sector in Ukraine with res development scenarios. European Research Studies Journal, XXV (Issue 4), 283–307. DOI: https://doi.org/10.35808/ersj/3082
Joint stock company Decarbonization fund of Ukraine. Available at: https://fdu.com.ua/
Keramidas, K., Fosse, F., Diaz Vazquez, A, Dowling, P, Garaffa, R., Després, J., Russ, H.P., Schade, B. Schmitz, A., Soria Ramirez, A. et al. (2021) Global Energy and Climate Outlook 2021: Advancing toward Climate Neutrality, EUR 30861 EN; Publications Office of the European Union: Luxembourg. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2760/410610
Korosteleva, J. (2022). The implications of russia's invasion of Ukraine for the EU energy market and businesses. British Journal of Management, 33(4), 1678–1682. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12654
Kudrya, S., Lezhniuk, P., Rubanenko, O., Hunko, I. & Dyachenko, O. (2024). Local Power Systems Based on Renewable Energy Sources. Systems, Decision and Control in Energy VI: Volume II: Power Engineering and Environmental Safety, 2, 385–394. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67091-6_17
Kurbatova, T., Sidortsov, R., Trypolska, H., Hulak, D., & Sotnyk, I. (2024). Maintaining Ukraine’s grid reliability under rapid growth of renewable electricity share: challenges in the pre-war, war-time, and post-war periods. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, 40, 41–54. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54337/ijsepm.8112
Kwilinski, A., Lyulyov, O., & Pimonenko, T. (2024). Renewable Power Systems: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis. Energies, 17(16), 3989. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en17163989
Law No. 3220-IX of June 30 (2023) On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on the Restoration and Green Transformation of the Energy System of Ukraine. Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy. Available at: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/3220-20#Text
Law of Ukraine On the Electricity Market (2017). Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy. Available at: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2019-19#Text
Law of Ukraine on Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Prevention of Abuse in Wholesale Energy Markets (2023). Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy. Available at: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/3141-20#Text
Maneejuk, P., Kaewtathip, N., & Yamaka, W. (2024). The influence of the Ukraine-Russia conflict on renewable and fossil energy price cycles. Energy economics, Volume 129, January 2024, 107218. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.107218
Nykyruy L., Yakubiv V., Wisz G., et al. (2020) Renewable Energy in Ukraine-Poland Region: Comparison, Critical Analysis, and Opportunities. Renewable Energy – Resources, Challenges and Applications. IntechOpen. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.91686
Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October (2011) on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency Text with EEA relevance. Available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/1227/oj/eng
REPowerEU Plan (2022). European Commission. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/es/ip_22_3131
Sokhatska, O., & Panasyuk, V. (2022). The new energy model of post-war Ukraine: distributed generation and the electricity exchange market. Economic Analysis, (32(4)), 7–14. DOI: https://doi.org/10.35774/econa2022.04.007
The National Renewable Energy Action Plan until 2030 in Ukraine (2024), approved 14.08.2024. Available at: https://saf.org.ua/en/news/2030/
United Nations. Paris Agreement (2015). Available at: https://unfccc.int/process-and-meetings/the-paris-agreement/the-paris-agreement
Bashynska, Yu. (2024). Global economic aspects of renewable energy development in Ukraine and Poland. Public Management and Policy, (3-4), 14–22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.70651/3041-2498/2024.3-4.02
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.