ukraine has a rather high climatic potential of wind power, which provides productive work not only of autonomous power units, but also of powerful wind power plants. the interest in exploring the most promising places for using wind energy is growing, based on its climatic potential and indicators of its possible utilization. according to the global wind energy council, about 40% of the areas are suitable for wind power generation. in the medium term, it is possible to develop about 5,000 mw of wind energy, that is, 20-30% of total electricity consumption in the country. in 1996, the government announced a strategy for the construction of 200 mw of wind power by 2010, but by the end of 2011, only 151 mw were put into operation.