Ukraine's Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry has received several proposals from Canadian businessmen to build clean energy facilities in the Chornobyl zone, the ministry's press service has reported.

"Canadian investors have showed their interest in a possibility of building biofuel plants and sustainable energy power plants (first of all solar power plants) on the territory of the Chornobyl zone. Canadian businessmen presented several realistic offers," Minister Ostap Semerak said.

The ministry recalled that the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone has all equipment to connect plants to the power grid, but new legislation is required to approve to implement these projects.