Foreign investment in "green" energy and oil, gas and metals extraction will provide income and jobs
Ukraine needs foreign investment to develop "green" energy, i.e. renewable energy sources (RES), as well as oil, gas, and metal extraction. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated this in an interview with Lex Friedman published on Sunday, January 5, Interfax Ukraine reports.
"I believe that we can develop oil, gas, green energy, in particular solar energy, and we already have the resources, we can invest in it. We have oil reserves in the Black Sea, which we can develop, and we need your competencies, competencies and investments of your companies. We have gold and uranium reserves, by the way, the largest in Europe, which is also very important," the head of state noted.
According to Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine is ready to open up to investment, and this will provide opportunities, jobs, and income.
As reported by "Ukrainian Energy", рower outages lasted up to 2,000 hours in 2024. Electricity consumption restrictions for the population were in place for a total of 1,951 hours in 2024 across Ukraine or in the vast majority of regions. This is 22% of the hours of the year