An Austrian municipal delegation visited Transcarpathia’s first wind farm, implemented by the management company Wind Parks of Ukraine, to learn about the Ukrainian model of decentralized generation and investor partnerships with local communities in wartime conditions.
According to the company’s press release, the delegation to Transcarpathia included the mayor of St. Anton am Arlberg (federal state of Tyrol, Austria) Helmut Mall, and the mayor, member of the Tyrolean Landtag, and chairman of the Committee on European Affairs, Federalism, and the European Region, Benedikt Lench.
Mall noted that this example demonstrates the correctness of Ukraine’s chosen model for the development of renewable energy. According to him, the interaction between a private company and the community yields measurable results for the quality of life in the region.
“In Zakarpattia, we see how renewable energy really works and contributes to the development of communities. It’s a win-win situation: the company produces electricity, and the communities receive funds for roads, schools, and social initiatives,” he said in the press release.
He also stressed that in the context of war, the strategic importance of renewable energy is only increasing, and the creation of decentralized generation sources is becoming not only a matter of development but also of security, given the daily shelling of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Benedict Lench, in turn, praised the partnership format implemented by the management company Wind Parks of Ukraine in cooperation with the local community. He noted that 3% of the proceeds from the sale of electricity from the wind farm go to the local budget and are used for infrastructure and social projects, such as the repair of schools, roads, and other facilities.
“I consider it very positive that private companies are cooperating with communities. Together, we can achieve great results and create good projects,” he said, adding that this is how modern European energy development models work.
The company emphasizes that European representatives’ interest in Ukrainian wind projects is linked to how the energy sector is adapting to the realities of war and using decentralized generation to strengthen the stability of the energy system, especially in regions far from the front line but critical for balancing the system.
According to local authorities, the wind farm in the Nizhnovoritska community has provided over 40 MW of connected capacity since the beginning of 2025, which is one of the highest figures in Ukraine among communities, and the volume of generation exceeded 41 million kWh of “clean” electricity transmitted to the integrated power system.
The management company Wind Farms of Ukraine (TОВ “UK ”Вітропарки України“”) was established in 2011 to develop, build, and manage wind energy projects in Ukraine. According to the industry association UWEA, it is one of the largest energy holdings in the country’s wind energy sector. The company’s activities cover the entire cycle, from design and construction to the operation of wind farms.
According to public data from the state register, the company’s legal address is located in Perechyn, Zakarpattia Oblast, the date of registration is December 28, 2011, and the director is Vladislav Eremenko.
As noted by Forbes Ukraine, the founders of the wind energy business, which includes the management company Wind Parks of Ukraine, were entrepreneur Maxim Efimov and one of the co-owners of ISD, Oleg Mkrtchan, who created Ukraine’s only wind turbine manufacturing plant in Kramatorsk under license from the German company Fuhrländer. Vladislav Eremenko headed the management company.
Wind Parks of Ukraine, WPP Zakarpattia
