Ukraine’s second-largest mobile operator, VFU (Vodafone Ukraine), plans to install solar power plants (SPPs) at 100 mobile base stations across Ukraine by the end of 2025 – early 2026, according to a company press release.
It is noted that the total installed capacity of the SPPs is 360 kW, each system will include solar panels and inverters with a capacity of 3.6 kW, which will allow the use of solar energy during peak loads or power outages.
The operator noted that such systems will reduce consumption from the centralized power grid by about 300 MWh per year, reduce the load on the power system during peak hours, reduce CO2 emissions by 210 tons per year, and generate savings by reducing electricity costs.
Vodafone Ukraine added that the technology was tested over four seasons at three base stations in the Poltava region and the city of Dnipro. The pilot projects revealed a significant reduction in electricity consumption from the grid, a reduction in the load on the power grid during the day, and the reliability of the technology in climatic conditions, especially during periods of high solar activity.
As reported, Vodafone Ukraine reduced its net profit by 13% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, to UAH 1.705 billion, while its revenue grew by 15%, to UAH 13.518 billion.
In the first half of the year, the company increased its investments by 66% compared to the same period in 2024, investing more than UAH 3.5 billion in critical infrastructure, and in total, over 3.5 years of full-scale war, investments in Ukraine reached almost UAH 19 billion. In the structure of investments in the first half of this year, 51% is accounted for by the construction and restoration of the network, as well as its preparation for operation during blackouts, 31% – network maintenance, 11% – fixed-line communications development, and 4% – the billing exchange program.
Vodafone Ukraine has been part of NEQSOL Holding since December 2019.
