Scatec built a PV station for the town water utility with co-financing from the local community. This is one of three solar PV stations built for water utilities in 2024, in cooperation with the NGO “Eco Club”.
The challenge
Due to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, constant shelling of the energy system and consequent blackouts, the population faced the problem of water shortages. The installation of the PV station for the water utility created an alternative source of energy that affects the level of energy independence and autonomy, which also creates the prerequisites for the uninterrupted provision of water supply services for the needs of the community.
How we worked together
The process of installing the PV station took 18 months, from July 2023 to December 2024. We installed a 51.48 kW power station that provides water to 5,240 households and 250 legal entities, about 11,000 people in total.
Key results
- 25000$ invested by Scatec
- 33Invested by the community (%)
- 23,95Annual reduction of CO2 emissions (Tonnes)
- 47935Estimated annual electricity generation (kWh)
The PV station allows the enterprise to save on electricity costs and provide the population with water during blackouts. We plan to invest the saved money to modernise the water supply system, which in some places has not been repaired since the 1950s.
– Oleksandr Temnyi, the Director of the Town Water Utility