Featured in Beyond solar – 08-2023

Hopes washed away

The Ukrainian solar industry had hoped that a long-anticipated counter-offensive against the Russians would help reclaim PV assets on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River. The brutal reality is that the destruction of the Kakhovka dam has likely severely damaged solar plants in the affected territories, reports Ian Skarytovsky.

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pv magazine

25 Jul 2023

The Trifonovskaya plant, operated by Clean Energy, was damaged by the flooding. | Photo: Clean Energy

With the destruction of the Kakhovka hydropower dam believed to be the worst man-made disaster in Europe since the Chernobyl nuclear accident, the impact of flooding will be experienced by the environment and people for generations to come. Dozens of people died in the flood and massive losses were sustained on the energy front.“The destruction …

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