KYIV, April 13 – Acting Energy Minister Yuriy Vitrenko is in favor of the earliest possible abandonment of the energy generation from coal, but considers this possible on condition of the development of energy storage systems.

"I am serious about the withdrawal of coal, we need to do it as quickly as possible. This will help the Ukrainian energy sector become more resilient, as well as contribute to the global fight against climate change [...] But we do not have energy storage systems that would allow to quit coal and rely on renewable energy sources," he said during an online event Discussion with Ambassadors: Decarbonization, COP26, Green Economy hosted by Dixi Group.