Economic Recovery: Business, Investment and Energy in Wartime
Interview for Devdiscourse: business adaptation to the war, gas production of over 1 million cubic metres per month, renewable energy and crisis management.
Operating Under the Threat of Strikes
Katsuba describes Ukraine's economy as undergoing a serious test: pressure on industry and agriculture, unpredictable supply chains. In 2023, when gas processing facilities came under drone threat, his company quickly built concrete shelters and expanded storage capacity, reaching production of over 1 million cubic metres of gas per month. Small and medium-sized business, he says, has become even more important.
Investment and Energy
Despite the high risks, Katsuba sees opportunities above all in energy and infrastructure. Threats to conventional generation make renewables more attractive; his company is studying the installation of solar panels where it was previously not viable. A clear strategy with state support and planning for several scenarios, including the worst case, help reduce risks. International partners, in his assessment, recognise Ukraine's potential in energy and IT.
Crisis Management
Business must be ready for sudden changes, relocation or evacuation; the company has set up a crisis centre for real-time monitoring. Risk has become part of everyday life, and the planning horizon has shrunk from years to daily readiness. Ukrainian IT specialists remain in demand on the global market, and cooperation with European energy companies is overcoming initial scepticism through successful projects. Business needs not only incentives but stable rules and fast resolution of problems by the state.
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