Ukraine's government approved plans on Tuesday to significantly boost green energy development as its war with Russia drags on, Reuters reported.
Ukrainian officials have said the development strategy will require investments of around $20 billion and aims to increase the share of the country's electricity from sources such as solar and wind to 27 percent by 2030. According to According to Reuters, Ukraine's energy infrastructure Hit hard Because of the ongoing war and since Russian troops entered Ukrainian territory, the US government has approved at least $175 billion in aid for Ukraine. According to To the Council on Foreign Relations. (Related: Pentagon says $62 million in arms aid to Ukraine “lost or destroyed,” but it's unclear which)
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Specifically, the Ukrainian government aims to have green energy generate 33 percent of the electricity needed for heating and cooling systems, 29 percent of total electricity generation, and 17 percent of the electricity used in transport, according to Reuters. The government has not disclosed the percentage of its electricity demand that is currently met by green energy, but some local media reports have put the figure at around 10 percent.
The Ukraine war continues to rage almost two and a half years after it began, with Ukrainian forces invading Russia's Kursk region in recent weeks and seizing Russian territory, signaling that the fighting is unlikely to end anytime soon.
The personnel situation on the Ukrainian side is also becoming increasingly serious. Tens of thousands More than 1,000 soldiers have died in the war so far. To address the problem of troop numbers, the Ukrainian army has begun sending thousands of prisoners to the front lines to take up arms.
According to Reuters, Russian forces have destroyed or disabled about half of Ukraine's energy infrastructure using drone and air strikes during the war, raising security concerns over the possibility of a nuclear accident during fighting as Ukraine relies on solar, wind and nuclear power.
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