The DTEK Group has ordered 35 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines that constitute the second stage of the Botievo project, located in the coastal area of the Zaporozhye region, near the village of Botievo.
The wind power plant will have a capacity of 195 MW when completed and will be the largest wind power plant in Ukraine.
Capacity of wind energy in Ukraine could reach 10-15 GW in the long term, Chairman of the Management Board of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association (UWEA) Andriy Konechenkov told a press conference, ForUm correspondent reports.
According to the expert, fulfillment of this potential requires more than 200 billion UAH of government subsidies.
“In the next few years, given the state of the power grids and substations, sound technical potential of the domestic wind power is 7-8 GW or up to 12% of the total power generation of the country.
From this point of view, the Black and the Azov seas – especially east of Crimea, where there is demand for electricity, are rather promising areas. Other promising areas include Zaporozhia, Donetsk, Luhansk, Mykolayiv, Odesa, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv regions,” the expert said.
He added that the national wind energy potential could be described more precisely, using the so-called wind atlas, which should contain data on the movement of air masses.
“Its development has been lobbying at the state level, but so far without success. Today we need a comprehensive program to study wind potential in the areas, where we can develop wind power,” the UWEA head said.
Also, in his opinion, the share of “local element” (Ukrainian components and services) in each project of renewable energy should be less than 15%. “For as long as there is no production of domestic effective power equipment, it has to be purchased in the West. Of course, similar domestic production must be maintained, however within reasonable limits and that will cover part of the project, the roads, the foundations, and labor,” Konechenkov is sure.
“In the coming five years around one gigawatt of wind power plants could be built… Then if the forecasts on achieving grid parity come true, the figure could be doubled,” he said at the fourth Ukrainian Energy Forum organized by Adam Smith Institute.
Head of the Ukrainian Wind Power Association Andriy Konechenkov confirmed the realistic character of the projections of Wind Power.
As reported, DTEK launched wind power plants with a capacity of 90 megawatts at Botiyevska wind power plant (Zaporizhia region), and this year the holding plans to increase the plant’s capacity to 200 megawatts.
Along with DTEK, large wind power projects in Ukraine are being realized by Wind Farms of Ukraine. Eco-Optima and Windkraft also build wind farms in the country.
The new order includes supply, installation and commissioning of 35 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines, together with a VestasOnline® Business SCADA system and an AOM 4000 service agreement. The turbines are planned to be delivered at the end of 2013 and are scheduled to be commissioned in the summer of 2014.
“The construction of a wind power plant of such size requires selecting the best suppliers of wind power equipment,” states Guerman Ainbinder, Director of Wind Power LLC, who is part of the DTEK Group. “We are glad to continue our cooperation with Vestas, a global leader in wind turbine manufacturing. During the first stage of the Botievo wind farm construction, Vestas has proven itself a reliable partner, and we are confident that our cooperation during the second stage of the project, the most advanced wind power plant in Ukraine, will be successful.”
“We are happy that DTEK demonstrates full confidence in the quality of our partnership and technology and the business case certainty we offer. Vestas is proud to be part of the Botievo II and to be chosen as supplier for another 35 high-performing V112-3.0 MW turbines for this wind power plant – the largest one in Ukraine”, says Thomas Richterich, President of Vestas Central Europe. ”We are proud to be DTEKs partner and to support their vision to further develop the promising Ukrainian wind market.”
DTEK is the largest privately-owned vertically-integrated energy company in Ukraine. The company is part of the financial and industrial Group, System Capital Management (SCM). DTEK’s enterprises form an efficient production chain from coal mining and preparation to electricity generation and supply. For more information, see www.dtek.com. Wind Power LLC is a company in the DTEK Group, which was created in 2008 and deals with the development, construction and operation of wind power plants in Ukraine. Wind Power LLC implements a project portfolio for construction of onshore wind power plants with the total capacity of 1,200 MW on the coast of the Sea of Azov. The Botievo wind power plant will lead to annual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 551,000 tons of CO2.
Wind energy in Ukraine
- End 1998: 3 MW (- %)
- End 1999: 5 MW (+66.7 %)
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- End 2001: 41 MW (+720 %)
- End 2002: 46 MW (+12.2 %)
- End 2003: 56 MW (+21.8 %)
- End 2004: 69 MW (+23.3 %)
- End 2005: 77 MW (+11.6 %)
- End 2006: 86 MW (+11.7 %)
- End 2007: 89 MW (+3.5 %)
- End 2008: 90 MW (+1.2 %)
- End 2009: 94 MW (+4.5 %)
- End 2010: 87 MW (-7.4 %)
- End 2011: 151 MW (+73.6 %)
- End 2012: 276 MW (+82.8 %)