A manufacturing company can remain competitive on international markets even in wartime – if the right investment is made at the right time. This is exactly what Pavlyk-M LLC, a member of a wood-processing cluster in Zakarpattia, has demonstrated.
About the company
Pavlyk-M LLC is a family business founded by Yosyp Pavlyk in 2007 in Zakarpattia Oblast. The company specialises in the production of residential furniture, tables, and chairs from solid wood, primarily beech and oak, and carries out the full wood-processing cycle from sawing timber through to finished products.
Through the implementation of lean manufacturing, the company has entered international markets and now sells its products in more than 15 countries, including Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, Austria, and Israel.
The solution: a solar power plant and a preferential lending programme
Over the past two years, the furniture market has become significantly more challenging. Company management recognised the need to invest in energy-saving technologies. Through collaboration with the GEIPP-II Ukraine project and UNIDO, the company conducted a Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production (RECP) assessment on a regular basys, which confirmed the viability of installing a solar power plant and made it possible to calculate the optimal parameters for the system.
The installed system comprises two inverters of 100 kW each, one inverter of 30 kW, and solar panels with a total capacity of 270 kW. To maximise the use of generating capacity during peak solar hours, the company additionally rescheduled workers’ lunch breaks to periods of lower solar activity. This made it possible to offset 31.4% of the electricity consumed. Financing for installation of the solar power plant was made available through Oschadbank’s “OCHADlyva Energetyka” (Thrifty Energy) preferential lending programme.
Results: figures that speak for themselves
Annual results:
Renewable electricity generated –191.22 MWh per year. CO₂ emissions reduced – 179.94 tonnes per year. Annual financial savings – €45,570. Return on investment period – 1.3 years.
Given the production capacity and the positive results of the first phase, the company plans to install an additional solar power plant with a capacity of 300 kW.
Why this matters
The case of Pavlyk-M LLC confirms that resource efficiency and cleaner production are not a compliance cost – they are an investment with a measurable economic return. The short payback period and the scale of savings achieved demonstrate that even for small and medium-sized businesses, the transition to renewable energy is an entirely realistic and commercially viable step.
Every project of this kind brings Ukrainian enterprises closer to operating in line with European standards and strengthens their resilience during the war. We are building a resilient economy today so that Ukraine is ready for large-scale recovery tomorrow.
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The GEIPP-II Ukraine project is implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in partnership with the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine, with financial support from the Government of Switzerland through the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).
