10.06.2026
On May 26, in Kyiv, within the framework of the International Specialized Exhibition Green EnerTech – 2026, the Energy Forum “Energy Decentralization 2026: Generation, Storage and Financing” took place, organized by the Energy Club business community in partnership with Kyiv Global Expo. During the event, leading market players, government representatives, and investors discussed practical cases of distributed generation deployment in Ukraine.
Within the forum framework, Olga Slyshynska, Head of Sales at Solar Garden LLC, shared practical experience in implementing industrial battery energy storage systems (BESS), detailing real-world use cases and the economics of such projects under Ukrainian conditions.
The company Solar Garden LLC operates as an EPC contractor, ensuring a full cycle of project implementation — from design to commissioning of facilities and subsequent participation in energy markets.
To demonstrate the capabilities of modern energy storage systems, Olga Slyshynska cited two completed cases. The first is a 650 kW solar power plant with an energy storage system implemented at a pig-farming complex as an investment project. The second is a facility built using Deye equipment, where the main objective was to achieve maximum energy autonomy for the enterprise.
“Through the dedicated work of our engineers, we managed to achieve absolute autonomy for the client from April to mid-autumn,” she noted.
According to the speaker, for modern Ukrainian businesses, the active consumer model has become a must-have, allowing flexible management of internal energy flows, lowering operational expenses, and securing the continuity of production processes.
Olga Slyshynska paid special attention to the financial component and payback periods of utility-scale energy storage systems. As an example, she cited a project implemented in the Odesa region involving a 2 MW solar power plant with a 9 MWh energy storage system.
The total volume of investments in this facility amounted to approximately UAH 137.4 million. To implement the project, financing was attracted under the state loan program “5-7-9”, while the investor’s equity contribution stood at 25%. The project is designed for 20 years of operation, and bank financing was approved for seven years at 7% per annum. The facility has already been successfully commissioned and is operational.
“I know it is popular now to talk about a 3.5–4 year payback period for such projects, but real figures show payback at the level of 4.5–5 years. These are the exact indicators we observe in practice,” emphasized the Head of Sales at Solar Garden LLC.
She added that leveraging the opportunities of other energy market segments, particularly through cooperation with aggregator companies and active participation in providing ancillary services, significantly helps optimize the project’s financial performance.
In conclusion, Olga Slyshynska outlined a clear algorithm an investor should follow for the successful deployment of distributed generation and BESS:
During the final panel discussion, the speaker also noted that Solar Garden LLC holds extensive practical experience working both with enterprises installing storage systems strictly for internal technological needs, and with institutional investors viewing BESS as a standalone, highly profitable instrument in the electricity market.
