In the first half of 2025, the state-owned Oschadbank (Kyiv) signed agreements to finance corporate energy projects worth UAH 4.3 billion, more than half of which will be used to build renewable energy power plants.
“In the first half of 2025, Oschadbank signed contracts in the corporate business segment to finance the development and maintenance of energy infrastructure for a total amount of UAH 4.3 billion,” Yuriy Katsion, deputy chairman of the board of Oschadbank responsible for corporate business, told Interfax-Ukraine.
According to him, more than 50% of this amount is allocated to the construction of electricity storage facilities (ESF), more than 40% to wind farms, and the rest to solar energy and power grids, noting that support for the development of decentralized generation remains one of Oschadbank’s top priorities.
“Energy projects account for the largest share of Oschadbank’s corporate loan portfolio at the end of June, at 30%,” Katsion added.
The deputy chairman of the board specified that the total installed capacity financed by the bank in the corporate business segment in the first half of 2025 amounted to 316 MW.
According to the National Bank of Ukraine, as of April 2025, Oschadbank ranked second in terms of total assets (UAH 449.7 billion, or 12.0%) among 60 banks in the country.
As reported, according to the NBU, as of June this year, Oschadbank’s share in energy project lending was 33%.
