Between the start of the war and the end of the first quarter of 2026, 703 MW of wind farm capacity was installed across Ukraine.
According to Interfax Ukraine, this was announced by Andriy Konechenkov, Chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association, during the online event ‘Energy Security Talks. Summer Outlooks’.
“This shows that, despite the war, the wind energy sector continues to develop. And we know, thanks to a survey of our companies, how much capacity will be built by the end of this year,” emphasised the head of the UWEA.
According to his data, by the end of the year, the added capacity of wind farms is expected to be 500–600 MW. This figure includes 130 MW of wind generation already built this year.
Legislative uncertainty
Konechenkov considers the frequent changes to the regulatory framework to be one of the obstacles to the stable development of the wind energy sector.
However, there are also positive aspects. For example, at ‘green’ auctions, wind power quotas have been increased almost threefold — from 250 to 700 MW.
Interfax notes that the Cabinet of Ministers has set new quotas to support renewable energy for 2026. In total, this amounts to 1,000 MW. Of this, 700 MW is allocated to wind farms, 150 MW to hydroelectric power stations of various capacities, 100 MW to solar power stations with energy storage facilities, and 50 MW to solar power stations alone.
EcoPolitic previously reported that the share of generation from renewable sources in total energy consumption in 2025 stood at 11%. Within the renewable energy mix, wind power ranked second with 12%.
During 2025, 324 MW of new wind farm capacity was commissioned in Ukraine. This exceeds the combined figures for the previous three years.
