From more than 50 GW to under 10 GW: Ukraine doesn’t need its old energy system back

Felix Braeuer of Premium Mounting Technologies described an August 2026 German green-tech delegation to Kyiv and Lviv, where officials discussed rebuilding capacity quickly with a different mix. Ukraine’s target model includes roughly 30% renewables, hydrogen-ready gas plants and nuclear power, with no major coal rebuild planned. For solar companies, the story is not only a climate opportunity but a resilience market where rooftops, storage and local generation can reduce dependence on vulnerable central infrastructure.