We grant another €100,000 to support renewable energy in Ukraine
Ukraine deserves all support. We have just decided to donate (another) €100,000 from our marketing and campaigning budget to organisations deploying renewable energy in Ukraine.
Here is why:
- Ukrainians are fighting for self-determination and defending themselves against an unprovoked and immoral attack.
- Russia has destroyed much of Ukraine’s power infrastructure, and every additional kilowatt of installed capacity makes a difference.
- When bullies side with the oppressor—as they usually do—the rest of us must stand up for justice,
- We know that international solidarity and a rules-based global order are crucial for the future of our planet,
- Russia is a fossil-fuel-based dictatorship that spends billions sowing division and spreading disinformation, including fake news about climate change and renewable energy. If Russia wins, the world loses.
From this new grant, €50,000 goes to the charity RePower Ukraine, which will install a solar system at a hospital, and €50,000 is to support the work of the #Renewables4Ukraine campaign, enabling them to install at least two solar systems in daycare centres.
Previous donations
This new grant comes in addition to previous grants.
- In 2022, we made our first financial contribution of €20,000 from our marketing budget to the #renewables4ukraine campaign. Part of our contribution was used to bring solar power to a school in Irpin and a clinic in Bucha, areas that suffered a lot of damage during the initial months of the war. The rest of the grant supported the advocacy work of local renewable energy organisations, in particular the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association.
- In 2023, we granted €50,000 to the same #renewables4ukraine campaign. Part of that grant was used to install 10 kWp solar system at the Dzherelce preschool department of the Osvita Gymnasium in Irpin.
- In 2024, we granted €100,000. €50,000 went to setting up solar PV systems in 2 daycare centres, one in Borodyanka and one in Myrhorod. Another €50,000 went through the nonprofit Repower Ukraine, and was used to install a solar system at a hospital in Kharkiv. That system is operational and will be inaugurated in mid-March 2025.
All of these projects make a real positive difference in communities that are heavily impacted by the ongoing war.
Other activities in support of Ukraine
Apart from donations, we also try to support Ukrainians in other ways.
- Since the beginning of the invasion, we have welcomed Ukrainians to our Secretariat. With the financial support of the European Solidarity Corps programme, we have been able to host seven long-term Ukrainian volunteers in Helsinki between April 2022 and now.
- We regularly sign letters and petitions calling for tighter measures against Russian fossil fuels. For example, together with more than 280 other organisations and groups, we wrote a letter to EU and G7 decision-makers, asking them to fully enforce price caps on Russian crude oil and oil products and close the ”refining loophole” which allows EU and G7 countries to import oil products produced from Russian oil at refineries in third countries like India, Türkiye, or the United Arab Emirates. We also urge them to take more decisive actions to reduce oil and gas consumption and end import dependency to deflate the Russian war economy.
- We regularly participate in manifestations and actions in support of Ukraine.
- We continue doing all we can to promote renewable energy worldwide and encourage people to switch to renewable energy now. Every bit of renewable energy decreases the need for fossil fuels and helps people oppressed by petro-dictatorships stand stronger.
More help welcome
If you would like to support similar initiatives, don’t hesitate to contact us at info
ekoenergy.org.
Published: 5 March 2025
