As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, several nonprofit groups in the country are working to fill energy gaps with renewable infrastructure.
It can be difficult to inspire Ukrainians, many of whom are living in active war zones, to prioritize sustainability, said Kateryna Bystrytska, a Kyiv-based communication officer at Greenpeace in Central and Eastern Europe, which led the green reconstruction project in Horenka.
“People just want to go home. But many groups are working to show that we can invest in long-term, more efficient technologies before the war ends,” she said. “We don’t need to rebuild old Soviet systems. We need to find the best solutions and advocate for bringing those solutions to Ukraine now.” Groups like Greenpeace CEE view sustainability as an avenue to improving energy security and meeting climate ambitions that better Ukraine’s viability for aIn Zviahel, a city almost 140 miles from Horenka, another hospital received a 32.4-kilowatt solar power plant. The project was funded by an online donation campaign and local investments collected by Ecoclub, an environmental nongovernmental organization located in Rivne.
These small projects are proving crucial for some areas. Over the last few months, Russia has continued its targeted attacks on Ukrainian electrical facilities in order to destabilize its energy grid, according to Denys Tsutsaiev, a Kyiv-based campaigner at Greenpeace CEE, and a recent
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