Hydroelectricity in Ukraine

Hydropower is part of renewable energy in Ukraine.

[2] About half of hydro capacity of power stations in Ukraine has been destroyed by the war,[3] including the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant.

[citation needed] Ukrhydroenergo is seeking more finance for the Kaniv Pumped Storage Power Station.

[2] The draft action plan for the implementation of the Energy Strategy of Ukraine for the period until 2050, published on the website of the Ministry of Energy on December 11, 2024, plans to study the possibility of building new hydroelectric power plants and PSPPs:[6] In 2025, Ukrhydroenergo plans to begin construction of the first hydroelectric power plant in Cherkasy Oblast with protection based on the example of South Korea.

Kanivska PSPP will have a capacity of 1,000 MW and cost $1.5–2 billion.