The war continues, while Ukraine’s recovery is already underway. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, projects have already been implemented in different regions, using different approaches for the future sustainable development of the country. The existing projects will ensure energy saving and potentially energy independence of Ukraine, provided that these projects are scaled up.
Ecodia advocates for the green recovery of Ukraine, one of the solutions to which is to increase the number of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects across the country. Therefore, the Ecodia team has launched and conducted a series of trips as part of the Green Info Tour “Restoration and Energy Security: Examples of Implemented Projects and Prospects for Ukraine”.
The goal of the Green Info Tour is to study the experience of already implemented projects, emphasise the mandatory energy independence of critical infrastructure (medical facilities, schools, kindergartens, etc.) and the residential sector during the war, convince the authorities of the importance of green recovery as seen by the public, and promote the scaling up of the implemented ideas.
The public’s vision of green recovery in Ukraine is a sustainable recovery that uses the best available technologies and practices in all sectors of recovery, from rebuilding homes and critical infrastructure to preserving ecosystems and the environment.
On 25 and 27 July, we, together with representatives of the media and NGOs, visited already implemented “green” reconstruction projects using sustainable, modern technologies in the Kyiv region, namely:
- The project of an energy-independent multi-storey building. The project was implemented by the residents of the Kyiv residential building – Arovan condominium (12D Volodymyr Ivasiuk Ave., Kyiv), where a set of energy efficiency measures was carried out.
- The multi-storey building is able to provide itself with heat and electricity independently. condominium “Oberih na Poznyakakh” (16 Bazhana Ave., Kyiv)
- The outpatient clinic of general practice and family medicine in the village of Horentsi (125a Kyivska St.), which was destroyed by an explosive wave, was reconstructed, and a solar power plant and heat pump were installed.
- The Irpin Academic Lyceum “Mriya” (10 Tyshchenka St., Irpin) was rebuilt. A solar station was installed on the roof of the lyceum. The storage system guarantees power supply to the lyceum for 3-5 hours in the event of power outages.
- Vokzalnaya Street in Bucha was restored. The street was rebuilt in a record six months to the latest standards and using high-quality energy-saving materials.
“Despite the continuation of the full-scale war, since its beginning, Ukraine has already implemented projects that can serve as examples for other communities and cities. There are also examples implemented in Ukraine before the war. But at the same time, their number remains very limited.
Despite all the challenges in Ukraine, government officials declare their support for the implementation of international commitments – European integration and the European Green Deal, the Paris Agreement, and others. Therefore, only a Green Recovery, as seen by the public, will allow us to meet our commitments. It is the Green Recovery that will allow the Ukrainian economy to be competitive and create comfortable living conditions for the population of Ukraine. The Green Infotour aims to share examples so that the number of such examples can increase in the future.” – Yevheniia Zasiadko, Head of Climate Department.
Find more information in the story about our information tour (in Ukrainian):