REUTERS
By the end of 2020, solar, wind, and hydroelectric power plants generated about 8% of the country's power.
The National Economic Strategy until 2030, recently approved by government, provides for increasing the share of renewables in Ukraine's energy balance from about 8% to 25%.
That's according to the text of the Strategy posted on the government portal.
The government aims to improve energy efficiency of the economy and ensure that the energy sector become eco-friendly.
In particular, this is about decreasing the carbon footprint, raising US$10 billion worth of investment in renewables, and lowering the share of coal generation.
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Background
The State Statistics Service said by the end of 2020, the share of HPP generation amounted to 5.4% in the total energy balance.
Solar and wind generation stood at about 2.7% of all power.