Craft brewery Tsypa, based in Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region, has commissioned its own 100 kW solar power plant. The project is part of the company’s strategy to reduce dependence on external electricity sources and improve the energy resilience of its production operations.
According to brewery founder Oleksandr Shatalov, the investment in the installation could pay back in about one year. He shared this on his Facebook page. The company expects that in-house power generation will help soften the impact of seasonal electricity tariff increases and partially reduce the load on backup generators during periods of peak consumption.
Shatalov noted that a stable linear production season is especially important for the brewery, as this is when the company’s facilities face their highest load. Based on current tariffs and March–April performance indicators, he estimates that the solar power plant can indeed reach payback in approximately one year.
Overall, over the past year the entrepreneur has launched around 450 kW of solar capacity across various sites. He says the business is already seeing tangible savings and a positive effect from the shift to self-generation.
The company Kraftove Pyvo, owned by Alina and Oleksandr Shatalov together with Serhii Romanov, was founded in 2016. According to YouControl, its revenue reached UAH 74.4 million in 2025, while net profit totaled UAH 5.9 million.
The expansion of in-house energy generation is taking place against the backdrop of continued instability in Ukraine’s power system. Due to large-scale strikes on infrastructure, the country periodically faces emergency power outages. In response, the government expanded its Affordable Loans 5-7-9% program to encourage the installation of solar power plants and strengthen businesses’ energy autonomy, while also simplifying installation procedures.
Demand for solar energy in Ukraine is also rising significantly. In the first nine months of 2025, the country imported $339 million worth of solar panels, up 1.8 times year-on-year from $185 million, according to State Statistics Service data.
Experts attribute the growth in demand to several factors at once: higher electricity tariffs, recurring outages, and lower equipment costs. As Serhii Pronenkо, founder of Solar Garden, notes, the market has shifted from smaller 30–50 kW installations to larger systems, with companies seeking to use the maximum available area to generate their own electricity.
