In December 2024, Greenpeace Ukraine launched the ‘Sun for Ukraine’ competition, in which 135 cluster and supercluster hospitals out of more than 300 existing in our country took part. The aim of the competition was to support the energy independence of Ukrainian medical institutions and help them reduce their utility costs.
The conditions for participation in the competition were simple: hospitals submitted an application to receive solar equipment and confirmed their readiness to finance the development of the project and installation of the equipment.
Given the large number of applications, Greenpeace Ukraine was impressed by the number of conscious and modern priorities of Ukrainian communities. Currently, 13 hospitals have received equipment, and 4 hospitals have installed it. Graduates of another of our projects, the Solar Power Plant Installer training programme, helped to install the stations at two hospitals.
The project will continue in 2026, as we want to support more hospitals on their path to modernisation. The total capacity of the solar stations we have transferred to hospitals is 881 kW. The estimated annual savings for each hospital will be between 400,000 and 1,000,000 UAH. The estimated amount of carbon emissions that will be avoided is 366.72 tonnes per year.
“Equipping hospitals with solar panels is a real step towards independent, distributed and environmentally friendly energy. Due to the war and systematic Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, our centralised system has become too vulnerable. This is precisely the approach that Ukraine is sorely lacking right now,” concludes Greenpeace Ukraine campaigner Ilya Kuksenko.
Greenpeace Ukraine is delighted to be able to help communities that choose modern technologies and take responsibility for their own energy future. Our cooperation is about sustainability, patient and staff safety, and a conscious attitude towards the environment. We are ready to continue supporting everyone who is taking these important steps.
The project is being implemented by Greenpeace Ukraine in partnership with the German foundation BIOHAUS-Stiftung.
