As Russian missiles continue to devastate Ukraine’s centralized power system, the country is turning to solar energy at a remarkable pace. Rooftop panels, batteries, and diesel generators have become part of daily survival for businesses, hospitals, and households enduring chronic blackouts. But Ukraine’s wartime solar rush is now exposing a new problem: the grid is struggling to absorb the very generation that helped keep the lights on, writes Ian Skarytovskiy.

Kyiv is rapidly expanding renewables like wind and solar as Russian attacks hit power plants and push Ukraine to rethink energy security.

Kyiv bets on decentralised renewables to keep lights on under fire