Official: Ukraine can save 1.3 billion cu m of gas annually

Realization of the national project "Energy of nature" will allow Ukraine to save 1.3 billion cu m of gas annually, head of the state investment project Vladislav Kaskiv informed, ForUm correspondent reports.

According to the official, the goal can be reached with the help of wind, solar and other power plants working on the alternative fuel in southern regions of Ukraine and the Carpathians.

"Besides, it is planned to construct plants on production of solid biofuel. All this will allow producing 4.5-5 billion Kw per hour of ecologically clean energy," he said and added that the planned pay-off period of the project is seven years.