Energy sector of Dnipropetrovsk region: DIA updates Investment Project Portfolio

After systematic attacks on energy infrastructure, the energy sector has become not merely a development industry, but a foundational condition for the resilience of communities and businesses. As a result, the key demand today is for own-source generation, rapid grid connection, and predictable energy supply, particularly for industrial sites and territories with land solutions already in place.

To present investors with current opportunities, DIA has updated its Energy sector and curated a selection of 4 investment projects, including:

  • 5 MW Solar Power Plant (MEGAVATY LLC, Mezhyritska Territorial Community, Pavlohrad District). The project entails the construction of a solar power plant (SPP) with an installed capacity of 5 MW on a 10-hectare land plot. The project initiator has already completed baseline preparation: the land plot is under private ownership, the construction working design has been developed, a feasibility study has been prepared, and a grid connection agreement has been executed with the regional branch “Prydniprovska Railway” of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia.
  • 10 MW Solar Power Plant (Vakulivska Territorial Community, Kryvyi Rih District). The community offers a prepared 21-hectare land plot for the development of a solar power plant with an approximate installed capacity of 10 MW. As part of the preparation, a land management project has been completed, the designated land use has been reclassified to energy purposes, and a detailed territory plan for SPP placement has been approved. Vakulivska Territorial Community also confirms its readiness to facilitate permitting procedures and provide investor support throughout the project implementation phase.
  • 110 MW Solar Power Plant (METINVEST HOLDING LLC, Kryvyi Rih, Kamianske, Zaporizhzhia): own-source generation for industry. The project involves the construction of a solar power plant with a total installed capacity of 110 MW on available industrial land plots owned by Group companies in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. The estimated project cost is USD 60 million, with an expected annual output of up to 150 GWh/year, covering approximately 3% of the company’s internal energy consumption.
  • 25.4 MW Solar Power Plant and Energy Storage Systems (PJSC Kryvyi Rih Cement, Kryvyi Rih). The project forms part of the company’s energy efficiency and energy independence programme and provides for the construction of solar power plants with a total installed capacity of 25.4 MW, integrated with battery energy storage systems (BESS), across three production sites. The total project cost is USD 18 million, of which USD 5.4 million the company intends to finance from its own funds.

Expected outcomes: approximately 31 GWh of electricity per year from own-source generation, reducing reliance on grid-supplied electricity by up to 40% and improving energy supply stability for production processes. In addition, the project delivers a tangible economic and environmental impact: a reduction in operating expenditures of approximately USD 3.5 million and a decrease in CO₂ emissions of approximately 475 tonnes per year.

The updated energy sector portfolio offers investors the following participation formats:

“Fast-track” projects with land solutions already secured by communities and private initiators for SPP construction; industrial energy resilience projects — own-source generation and energy storage systems for industrial consumers, where outcomes are measured by cost reduction, enhanced energy supply stability, and mitigation of supply disruption risks.

If you are interested in investment projects in the energy sector, DIA is prepared to facilitate communication with project initiators and support negotiations regarding the format of participation (co-financing, financial/technology partnership, etc.). Detailed project information is available on the DIA Investment Portal under the “Investment Projects” section.