On October 16, as part of the Kyiv International Economic Forum 2025, OKKO’s CEO Vasyl Danylyak was one of the speakers at the panel discussion “Global Capital for Ukrainian Business.” He talked about the large-scale energy projects that the company is currently implementing with the support of international financial institutions.
According to Vasyl Danylyak, OKKO currently benefits from its positive reputation. For over 20 years, the company has been attracting funds from the EBRD, IFC, and large international banks, fulfilling all its obligations responsibly and on time, and conducting its business transparently and honestly. Thanks to this, even in conditions of martial law, the company can receive long-term financing from external creditors.
The CEO of OKKO announced that by the end of 2025 or early 2026, the first phase of a wind farm in Volyn region with a total capacity of 47.2 MW will be commissioned, and during 2026, this wind farm will be brought to full capacity of 147.2 MW. In addition, this year the company has already built the first facility for industrial electricity storage with a capacity of 20 MW. Next year, it plans to complete the construction of a bioethanol production plant, part of which has already been built. OKKO has invested both its own funds and loans from international institutions in all of these projects.
"On the one hand, war is a great tragedy that has exposed a number of problems in various sectors, particularly in energy. The huge Soviet energy facilities appeared to be vulnerable. Therefore, the government has set a development vector aimed at decentralizing power generation, - EXPLAINED VASYL DANYLAK. - On the other hand, we now have a shrinking fuel market in Ukraine, so we decided to work in related sectors: electricity production and storage, biofuel extraction, and natural gas production."