U.S. company to supply 26 wind turbines to Ukraine's Prymorska WEP

"This equipment is intended for stage 1 of the 200 MW Prymorska wind electric plant in the Zaporizhia region. The project's active phase will begin after the completion of all financial and legal aspects of the transaction. The first 26 wind turbines will be delivered to Ukraine and installed at Prymorska WEP in 2018," the press service said in a statement.

Read alsoUkraine can phase-out fossil, nuclear by 2050 – researchAs reported, the turbines will be manufactured in Europe. GE's subdivision in Ukraine will handle their installation and subsequent maintenance. The construction of Prymorska WEP is scheduled to be completed at the end of 2018.

Moreover, the two stages of Prymorska WEP are scheduled to be commissioned before 2020. The plant will produce 650-700 million kWh of "green" electric energy annually.

Read alsoUkraine doubles commissioning of renewable energy facilitiesAs UNIAN reported earlier, DTEK RES, the operation company managing DTEK's assets in the renewable energy sector, in 2016 reduced electricity generation by 4%, to 608.4 million kWh. In the first half of 2017, the company cut the generation of electricity to Ukraine's integrated power grids down by 6.9%, to 284 million kWh.

UNIAN memo. DTEK RES assets include Prymorska WEP and Ukraine's largest Botiyevska Wind Farm, which was built in 2011.

In 2014, the second stage of the wind power plant was put into operation. The installed capacity of Botiyevska Wind Farm is 200 MW. The company also built and commissioned Tryfonivska solar power plant in Kherson region with a capacity of 10 MW.