European Economic Chamber of Trade, Commerce and Industry of Ukraine, December 8th participated in the meeting of the International Trade Club.
At the meeting of the International Trade Club on "Investment attractiveness of the energy and recovery of energy sources in Ukraine," experts discussed the development of renewable energy industry and assessed the possibility of using its potential in the power system of Ukraine.
Chairman of the State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Mykola Pashkevich said that the generation of electricity from renewable sources by 2012 is expected to reach 1 billion 100 million kW / h, RBC-Ukraine.
According to the chairman of the State Agency, in 2010 the country from renewable sources of energy were produced 240 million kW / h. of electricity. By the end of 2011 is expected to develop a half times higher - 360 million kW / h. This is a small fraction of the energy balance, which is less than 1% excluding large hydropower operation.
In 2012, experts expect an increase in electricity generation from renewable sources. According to their calculations, Power generation using renewable energy in the next year could reach 1 billion 100 million kW / h. "... It is almost four times greater than at the start of the program" -, said Paszkiewicz.