We work for energy independence – 12 winners names who will receive funds for energy security projects.

Ukraine’s energy security is becoming one of the top priorities for businesses and local communities today. While the enemy is trying to strike our infrastructure, we are increasing our capacity to support businesses and local initiatives. The charity MHP-Gromaldi organised an additional category of the grant competition “Do Your Business” on the subject of energy security. 12 entrepreneurs from six regions of Ukraine will receive funding for their initiatives to the amount of up to UAH 100,000.

From 15 to 30 September, 29 business projects were submitted to the competition. Most of them concerned the production of alternative braces for heating, the purchase of generators for businesses, improving the energy efficiency of businesses, and energy storage. According to Tetiana Volochay, these projects will allow fewer resources to achieve greater efficiency already this season. And since building a better future for communities is the way we will rebuild Ukraine, the support of such initiatives is a priority for the foundation.

The geography of the competition covered 11 regions, including Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Khmelnytsky, Chernihiv, Sumy and Volyn regions. In addition to local entrepreneurs, servicemen who returned from the frontline, the internally displaced, and military families could submit their ideas.

The winners of this category of Do Your Business. Energy security”:
1. Gladiy Volodymyr Bohdanovich. Production of fuel briquettes. Ivano-Frankivsk region.
2. Vitaly Leonidovych Svidra. Supply of solid fuel (firewood) to Chernivtsi OTG and Babchynetsk OTG. Vinnytsia region.
3. Sergey Volodymyrovych Sergienko. Harvesting firewood. Cherkasy region.
4. Krechkivska Tetyana Andriivna. Provision of services by special equipment. Ternopil region.
5. Sytnyk Vitaly Anatoliyovych. Harvesting and processing of wood. Cherkasy region.
6. “TD” Boguslav Agricultural Machinery LLC. Purchase of a diesel generator to provide heat for a school, nursery and hospital. Kyiv region.
7. Viktor Oleksandrovich Karmazyn. Production of fuel pellets. Cherkasy region.
8. Yaroslav Vitalyovich Melekhov. Making solid fuel from tree branches – cleaning roadsides and warming homes. Vinnytsia region.
9. Yuriy Bohdanovych Polulikh. Production of fuel wood chips. Lviv region.
10. Romanysh Oleg Viktorovych. Harvesting and storing firewood. Ternopil region.
11. TransAgroTorg LLC. Production of fuel pellets from straw and sunflower waste. Kyiv region.
12. Kashko Tetyana Hryhorivna. Provision of branch shredder services. Kyiv region.

In total, these projects will be financed by “MHP-Gromadi” to the amount of UAH 1.1 million. Their operations will begin this Autumn.