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Ukraine, with over 2 gigawatts. Close to a third of that amount, 684 megawatts, was installed over the first quarter of 2019. Several estimates found that Ukraine can accommodate 4 gigawatts of photovoltaic power.
The report estimated the country’s total economically feasible wind potential at 16 to 24 gigawatts. The most promising regions are in the south and southwest of Ukraine, where wind can reach above 7.5 meters per second at a height of 80 meters. Wind power is also growing very quickly, with capacity increasing by 68 megawatts in 2018 and by 173 megawatts in the first quarter of 2019.
Hydropower supplies around 7 percent of Ukraine’s energy. According to the report, Ukraine’s total feasible hydro power potential is 7 million tons of oil equivalent.
Ukraine also has economically viable geothermal spots, although some of them are in Crimea and Luhansk Oblast, regions occupied by Russia
2.1 The fight against corruption tops Ukrainian voters wish list
The most widely desired reform in Ukraine is a crack down on corruption, according to a survey, published on July 3 by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation and the Razumkov Center and cited by the Kyiv Post.
The anti-corruption reform top the list of the five most wanted reforms that also included healthcare reform, social security system and pension reform, law enforcement reform and lustration of corrupt officials, the survey found.
Respondents in the poll could choose an unlimited number of reform areas they deem important. The survey found that over 60% of respondents see anti-corruption as the most important area for reform efforts.
However, results vary by region of the country. In Ukraine’s west, respondents care more about anti-corruption and military reform, while, in the east, medical and pension reforms head the list.
The survey also indicated, which reforms are important for the supporters of, which of the parties running for parliament in the July 21 elections.
For example, 69% of those who support the race’s leading party, the Servant of the People, see anti-corruption as a top reform priority. Beyond that, 59% of their supporters want medical reform and 50% see pension reform as a priority. The law enforcement reform took fourth place with 39-percent support and lustration took fifth with 33%.
The fight against corruption is less important for the voters of the Russia-friendly Opposition Platform – For Life party that currently polls in second place with 12-percent support among decided voters. Among its voters, medical reform took priority with a rating of 66.5%. Pension reform came in second with 63%. They were followed by anti-corruption reform (47%) and rebuilding the economy of the Ukrainian-controlled territories of Donbas (36%).
Among supporters of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s Batkivshchyna party, pension reform was the top priority with a 63-percent
6 UKRAINE Country Report August 2019 www.intellinews.com