Vasily Khmelnitsky, the Kyiv-based entrepreneur, is building an 18 MW solar power plant in Rykove, southernmost Kherson Region, near the Sea of Azov

Vasily Khmelnitsky, the Kyiv-based entrepreneur, is building an 18 MW solar power plant in Rykove, southernmost Kherson Region, near the Sea of Azov. He writes on his Facebook page: “Considering that the Kherson sun is much more efficient than Kiev, we plan to fully repay the investment — $18 million — in five to six years. The station will be connected in a few months.” Solar maps show that southern most edges of Kherson, Mykolaiv and Odesa regions get 25% more sun than Ukraine’s northern regions, such at Kyiv, Chernihiv and Rivne.