Ukraine and France may launch renewable energy projects

Ukraine and France are considering the possibility of launching renewable energy projects in the Chernobyl exclusion Zone, the Ukrainian Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources said on Friday.
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The ministry said that Svetlana Grinchuk, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Protection, and Pierre Elbron, Special Envoy of the French President for Assistance and Reconstruction of Ukraine, visited the Chernobyl zone.

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“The purpose of the visit is to explore opportunities for investing in renewable energy in the exclusion zone,” the ministry said in a statement posted on its website.

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The Ukrainian ministry recalled that in February 2025, a partnership with the French side was already discussed. At that time, Elbron noted that French companies had conducted a preliminary analysis and noted the great potential for the development of “green energy” in this territory.