--- title: "1 MWh (500 kW) battery storage for business in Ukraine: 2026 BESS price" description: "Turnkey price of a 1 MWh / 500 kW battery energy storage system for a company in Ukraine in 2026 (UAH 8,930,000–13,270,000 excl. VAT), backup hours, payback on day-ahead prices, licence rules and financing." url: https://solarplan.app/solar/ukraine/storage/business-1-mwh country: UA language: en updated: 2026-10-04 --- # 1 MWh (500 kW) battery storage for business in Ukraine: 2026 BESS price > A 1 MWh / 500 kW battery storage system for a business costs UAH 8,930,000–13,270,000 turnkey in Ukraine (UAH 8,934–13,274 per kWh, excl. VAT, prices of 4 October 2026). At full power it runs for about 1.7 h, at half power about 3.4 h. On day-ahead price shifting SolarPlan's model gives a payback of about 5 years. _Prices as of 4 October 2026_ - [Plan storage for my business](https://solarplan.app/plan/new?segment=business®ion=UA&need=storage) - [Get offers from installers](https://solarplan.app/plan/new?segment=business®ion=UA&intent=request&need=storage) - **Turnkey price:** UAH 8,930,000–13,270,000 (excluding VAT) - **Per kWh:** UAH 8,934–13,274 (≈ €175–260 per kWh) - **Backup:** 1.7 h (at full power, 500 kW) - **Payback:** 5 years (day-ahead price shifting, central case) ## What it powers and for how long Hours a full 1 MWh battery runs at a constant load (usable 900 kWh, 90% efficiency): | Load | Hours | | --- | --- | | Full power, 500 kW | 1.7 h | | Half power, 250 kW | 3.4 h | | A quarter of the power, 125 kW | 6.8 h | **Where this size fits:** Factories, agro-processing and water utilities, often with a solar plant on the roof or the ground. ## Price and what it includes - **Turnkey price:** UAH 8,930,000–13,270,000 (excluding VAT) - **Per kWh:** UAH 8,934–13,274 - **In euros:** €175,000–260,000 · €175–260/kWh - **Prices as of:** 4 October 2026 - **Exchange rate:** NBU official rate 51.05 UAH/€ on 3 Nov 2026 Included: LFP battery cabinets or a container, the power conversion system (PCS), energy management (EMS) and monitoring, installation and commissioning. Priced per site, not included: transformer and switchgear, fire suppression, foundation, design and the grid-connection fee. ## Payback Charging in the cheap night hours and discharging in the evening peak, the battery earns about UAH 2,090,000 a year in SolarPlan's model (UAH 1,652,000–2,530,000): a payback of about 5 years (4–8 years). As backup instead of a diesel generator: fuel alone costs about UAH 30 per kWh, a battery cycle about UAH 2.3 per kWh (the price spread over 5,475 cycles). ([Главком, 25 September 2026](https://glavcom.ua/economics/personal-money/benzin-ta-dizel-podorozhali-tsini-na-palne-25-veresnja-2026-1145128.html)) For comparison, the market operator's own model gives about 5 years for a 1 MW / 1 MWh battery. ([Forbes.ua (Оператор ринку), 21 April 2026](https://forbes.ua/news/okupnist-do-4-rokiv-operator-rinku-viznachiv-nayefektivnishu-model-ustanovki-zberigannya-energii-21042026-38146)) **Assumptions:** - Day-ahead spread 6,000–9,000 UAH/MWh, price cap 15,000 UAH/MWh; the company buys at hourly day-ahead prices. ([LIGA.net (С. Кравчук), 17 July 2026](https://blog.liga.net/user/skravchuk/article/59774)) - One full cycle a day, 90% round-trip efficiency, 15-year life, 1% of the price a year for service; excl. VAT, no grants. ## Rules - No licence is needed for energy storage up to 5 MW (NEURC resolution No. 789 of 26 May 2026; the threshold used to be 150 kW). ([ЛІГА:ЗАКОН (НКРЕКП № 789), 26 May 2026](https://biz.ligazakon.net/news/244387_nkrekp-sprostila-umovi-dlya-sistem-zbergannya-energ-ltsenzyniy-porg-pdnyato-do-5-mvt)) - Behind the meter, without selling stored energy to the grid, the battery is part of the consumer's installation; connection inside the consumer's network is in practice limited to about 1 MW. - VAT and import duty on lithium batteries and inverters are 0% until 1 January 2029. ([Forbes.ua, 29 January 2026](https://forbes.ua/news/podatkovi-pilgi-na-vvezennya-energetichnogo-obladnannya-prodovzhili-do-2029-roku-29012026-35902)) ## Loans, grants and tax relief - 5-7-9 business loans: up to UAH 250,000,000 for up to 10 years for solar and storage (the 0% energy loan covers generators only). ([Кабінет Міністрів України, 2026](https://energy.kmu.gov.ua/dostupni-kredyty-5-7-9-dlya-energostijkosti-biznesu/)) - EBRD ESSF loans through partner banks: an EU grant of 10–30% of the investment; loan terms on request at the bank. ([EBRD (ESSF), 2026](https://www.ebrd.com/home/what-we-do/where-we-invest/ukraine/essf-ukraine.html)) ## Questions ### How much does a 1 MWh battery cost in Ukraine? UAH 8,930,000–13,270,000 turnkey excl. VAT (UAH 8,934–13,274 per kWh) as of 4 October 2026: battery cabinets or container, PCS, EMS, installation and commissioning. Transformer, fire suppression, foundation and the connection fee are priced per site. ### How many hours of backup does a 1 MWh battery give? About 1.7 h at full power (500 kW), 3.4 h at half power and 6.8 h at a quarter of the power. ### MW or MWh: what is the difference? MW is power (how much the system delivers at a moment), MWh is the energy stored. 1 MWh / 500 kW runs about 1.7 h at full power. The business standard is 2 hours: 1 MW / 2 MWh. Always compare both numbers. ### Does a 1 MWh battery pay back? Charging in the cheap night hours and discharging in the evening peak, the battery earns about UAH 2,090,000 a year in SolarPlan's model (UAH 1,652,000–2,530,000): a payback of about 5 years (4–8 years). As backup instead of a diesel generator: fuel alone costs about UAH 30 per kWh, a battery cycle about UAH 2.3 per kWh (the price spread over 5,475 cycles). ### Is a licence or permit needed? No licence is needed for energy storage up to 5 MW (NEURC resolution No. 789 of 26 May 2026; the threshold used to be 150 kW). Behind the meter, without selling stored energy to the grid, the battery is part of the consumer's installation; connection inside the consumer's network is in practice limited to about 1 MW. VAT and import duty on lithium batteries and inverters are 0% until 1 January 2029. ### Which loans, grants or tax relief apply? 5-7-9 business loans: up to UAH 250,000,000 for up to 10 years for solar and storage (the 0% energy loan covers generators only). EBRD ESSF loans through partner banks: an EU grant of 10–30% of the investment; loan terms on request at the bank. ## Other sizes - [500 kWh / 250 kW](https://solarplan.app/solar/ukraine/storage/business-500-kwh) - [2 MWh / 1 MW](https://solarplan.app/solar/ukraine/storage/business-2-mwh) - [250 kWh / 125 kW](https://solarplan.app/solar/ukraine/storage/business-250-kwh) - [100 kWh / 50 kW](https://solarplan.app/solar/ukraine/storage/business-100-kwh) - [5 kWh](https://solarplan.app/solar/ukraine/storage/5-kwh) - [All battery sizes](https://solarplan.app/solar/ukraine/storage) - [Storage price index](https://solarplan.app/storage-price-index) ## Where these numbers come from SolarPlan's storage engine, the same one that prices every battery plan: turnkey price bands of 4 October 2026, an hourly model of a typical day and the stated assumptions. Model figures, not a quote.