Ukraine’s largest private energy group DTEK and UK clean-tech unicorn Octopus Energy have unveiled RISE (Resilient Infrastructure for Solar Expansion)—a €100 million facility to finance and build 100 rooftop solar-plus-storage systems for factories, warehouses, retail centres, hospitals and municipal buildings.
Investor highlights
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Ticket size: €0.5–2 M per project; 5- to 7-year PPAs in hard currency.
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IRR: 15–18 % forecast, driven by peak-hour tariff spreads and grid-balancing payments.
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Risk mitigation: Assets insured by MIGA-backed war-risk cover; revenue managed via Kraken VPP platform for real-time optimisation.
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Exit options: Yield-co roll-up or EU green-bond refinancing post-2028.
Why now?
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Power deficit: Russian strikes cut >9 GW generation; rooftop PV bypasses transmission bottlenecks.
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Policy tail-wind: Fast-track permitting & 0 % VAT on imported solar gear until 2030.
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Grid value: Systems can discharge to DSOs during evening peaks at premium rates.
How to participate
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Equity co-investment alongside DTEK/Octopus SPV.
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Equipment supply—modules, inverters, 1-3 MWh LFP battery packs.
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Green-credit lines via DFIs or sustainability-linked loans.
Contact DTEK’s Sustainable Infrastructure desk for the current project pipeline and term sheet.
