The Ukrainian DTEK Group and Denmark’s Vestas, the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturer, have signed an agreement to build the second phase of the Tyligulska wind farm in Mykolaiv region. The EUR 450 million project was announced in Davos in the presence of President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen, and Minister of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs of Denmark Morten Bødskov.
“The implementation of the Tyligulska wind farm project, which is expected to become the largest in Eastern Europe, is a significant step on Ukraine’s path to implementing the National Energy and Climate Plan, strengthening the country’s energy security and decarbonising its economy. This project is also supported by the Danish Export Credit Agency and the Danish government. This is a powerful signal to all our partners and investors that it is possible and necessary to invest in Ukraine’s recovery projects today,” said Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine.
According to the project, the second phase of the wind farm will consist of 64 wind turbines with a total capacity of 384 MW, which will be supplied to DTEK by Vestas. The first stage with a capacity of 114 MW was commissioned in 2023.
In total, Phases I and II of DTEK Tyligulska Wind Farm (83 wind turbines) will have a capacity of 500 MW. The plant will be able to generate about 1.7 TWh of electricity annually, which will be enough to meet the needs of about 900,000 households.
The project is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by 1.7 million tonnes annually.