Ukraine adds 18.32 MW of new wind energy in first half of 2013

Ukraine added 18.32 MW of new wind power capacity during the first six months of 2013. At the end of June the total wind capacity reached 315.76 MW, out of which 290.76 MW were connected to the national electricity grid, according to the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association (UWEA).

In addition, several other wind energy projects are under construction on a number of sites located namely in Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions as well as in Crimea. The total investment amounts to about