The DTEK company commissioned a new wind power plant (WPP) in the Mykolaiv region. This is the world's first wind power plant, which was built during the war.

The first phase of the Tyligulska wind power plant, which is located only 100 km from the territory occupied by russia in the Mykolayiv region, is already generating green electricity.

DTEK commissioned a new wind power plant in the south of Ukraine. 1

19 wind turbines have an installed capacity of 114 MW and produce up to 390,000 kWh — this is enough to provide electricity to 200,000 households annually.

The project is one of the first to deploy 6 MW EnVentus turbines from Danish manufacturer Vestas.

DTEK commissioned a new wind power plant in the south of Ukraine. 2

DTEK has already laid foundations for a further 64 turbines for phase II at Tyligulska WPP.

The 500MW capacity at that point, will make it Eastern Europe’s largest WPP and provide secure energy for homes and businesses in the south of Ukraine, which significantly suffer from power outages due to shelling of the energy infrastructure.

DTEK’s plans to expand Tyligulska – part of the company’s broader strategy to achieve net zero emissions by 2040 and help Ukraine become a clean energy exporter to the European Union – remain dependent on it securing an additional USD 450 million in funding – mostly from foreign investors and crucially from state-backed international financial institutions.

DTEK commissioned a new wind power plant in the south of Ukraine. 3

The decision to build Tyligulska WPP was taken in 2020, as part of DTEK’s strategy to expand its renewables portfolio. The project will eventually boost DTEK’s green energy capacity from 1 GW to 1.5 GW.

Ground was broken in late 2021 and the first wind turbine was erected in December 2021. However, DTEK halted construction after russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, with 6 turbines installed, as enemy forces advanced on Mykolaiv and foreign partners were forced to evacuate staff and equipment.

By summer 2022, and with financial support from DTEK shareholder Rinat Akhmetov, DTEK resumed the construction works with an all-Ukrainian crew of 650 people at its peak. Staff worked in bullet proof vests and spent over 300 hours in bomb shelters from August 2022 until April this year, under the constant threat of missile strikes.

In 1-1/2 years, the team installed 114 MW of generating capacity – twice the usual speed for a project on this scale and an outstanding achievement in uniquely difficult circumstances.

Rinat Akhmetov, investor at SCM, said: "11 years ago, we started building green energy in Ukraine. We started to change the energy system of the country. Since then, despite all the obstacles, we never changed course, having invested more than 1 billion euros in solar and wind farms. In 2022, we had big plans to build a new Tyligulska wind power plant. However, the Russian invasion temporarily halted the project. Today I want to say: we made a decision to resume the construction of the wind power plant and the first stage of the station started working at full capacity. The war will not stop us. We continue to create jobs, pay taxes, generate electricity, restore grids, fight for our energy independence and invest in the future. We will win the war".

Commenting on Tyligulska WPP’s official opening, DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko said:

“The Tyligulska wind farm is a symbol of Ukraine’s resistance to Russian attempts to freeze Ukraine into submission. With projects like Tyligulska, we can build Ukraine back greener and cleaner and become a key partner in Europe’s energy future. And by developing an infrastructure based on distributed rather centralized generation, we create an energy supply that is more resilient and stable.”

"DTEK is getting ready for the construction of stage II. The company will continue to contribute to the implementation of Ukraine's strategy to build 30 GW of RES capacity by 2030. The Tyligulska wind farm is our practical step towards developing clean energy in Ukraine and intensifying energy security in Europe. But already having completed phase I, we send a signal to our international partners that they can invest in Ukraine today without waiting for the war to end. "

DTEK commissioned a new wind power plant in the south of Ukraine. 4

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Fast facts on Tyligulska WPP

PHASE I

  • Construction workforce: Up to 650 at peak periods.
  • Turbine type: Vestas EnVentus V162-6.0 MW turbines.
  • Blade length – 79m
  • Blade weight – 23 tonnes
  • Blade rotation diameter – 162m
  • Total turbine weight – 730 tonnes.
  • Installed capacity: 114 MW (19 turbines, 6MW each)
  • Electricity generation: 390 million kWh a year

PHASE II:

  • Planned capacity: 500 MW (83 turbines) – making it Eastern Europe's largest wind power plant
  • 64 more wind turbines, providing 384 MW of capacity
  • Cost: $450 million
  • Sustainability impact: emissions of 400,000 tonnes of CO2 to be saved each year.

UKRAINE’S ENERGY FRONTLINE:

  • In the war to date, DTEK facilities have been targeted 250 times by russian forces.
  • DTEK thermal power plants have come under attack at least 30 times since September 2022
  • The Zaporizhzhya NPP previously supplied 6 GW to the grid – 44% of all Ukrainian nuclear energy
  • 90% of wind and 50% solar generation infrastructure remains in occupied regions of Ukraine.