The landscape of electricity generation is undergoing a significant shift towards renewable energy.
Wind and solar power have outpaced all other energy sources, marking a transformative period in how we produce electricity. This rapid growth has reached a critical point where it’s outstripping the increase in global energy demand, hinting at a future where fossil fuels could take a back seat.
Renewable energy, particularly wind and solar, contributed to 30% of the world’s electricity supply last year, a historic high. However, despite these milestones, there’s an urgency to boost the rate at which clean energy sources are deployed.
To reach global targets, renewable energy capacity must triple by 2030.
Taking into account the positive example of the construction of a 5.7 MW solar power plant by German investors LLC “Global Green Energy Solar I”, the city council analyzed potentially possible places for the placement of renewable energy (sun/wind).
Thus, 10 land plots with a total area of 122.5 hectares have been identified in the municipality for the potential construction of solar and wind power plants with an area of from 2 to 36.2 hectares.
When determining the specified areas, it was taken into account that a transformer substation should be located in the immediate vicinity or at a small distance from them to discharge the generated electricity into the power system.
The amount of land rent in 2025 prices is $ 400 per 1 ha. In accordance with the land legislation of Ukraine, land plots are leased for these purposes without an auction.
Map of plots with coordinates, areas, intended purpose https://earth.google.com/earth/d/1OvLabyouj55rbopaj9jIVfz74JeqA8SE?usp=sharing.
Sales markets: local consumers and the wider energy market of neighboring regions; in the future – expansion of network connections.
Connection: in cooperation with the distribution system operator, the community provides support for technical conditions and land management.
In the recent year, there’s been a notable uptick in the amount of electricity generated by solar power, vastly outpacing the new power contributions from coal.
Specifically, the proportion of solar power in the global energy landscape climbed to 5.5%, showing a noteworthy increase from the preceding year’s 4.6%. Meanwhile, wind power’s contribution held steady, accounting for 7.8% of the global electricity supply. The growth rate of solar and wind power as electricity sources is unparalleled when compared to historical data for other energy types.
For instance, it took solar and wind only eight and twelve years, respectively, to surge from generating 100 terawatt hours to 1,000 terawatt hours each year. This rapid development eclipsed that of gas, coal, and hydropower, which took much longer to see similar growth. Despite this headway, solar and wind energy faced a slight slowdown in generation growth during the year, with solar energy’s generation growth not quite keeping pace with the rate of capacity additions, which were at a record high.
- Population: 27,831
- Total area: 78,866 hectares
- Transport links:
- Highway N12: Sumy – Poltava – Olexandria (Hlukhiv – Kharkiv)
- Railway line: Kyiv – Sumy – Kharkiv
- Location: Southern Sumy region, 60 km from Sumy city
- Borders with: Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Poltava regions
- Administrative structure: 38 settlements, 12 village districts, with Trostianets as the administrative center
- Total area: 78,865.85 hectares
- Agricultural land: 40,432.87 hectares
- Water bodies: 211.5 hectares
- Forests: 29,961 hectares
- Protected areas (reserves, sanctuaries, arboretums): 5,183.5 hectares
- In 2020–2023, LLC Global Green Energy Solar I built a 5.7 MW solar power plant on a 9-hectare site, investing $5.7 million.
- Trostyanets has 8 more land plots designated for renewable energy (total 150 hectares, ranging from 6 to 36.2 hectares).
- Lease term: up to 49 years.
- Annual rent: $400 per hectare.
