Agreement with the government for 30 billion hryvnia: Klitschko explains how the capital is preparing for winter
16 June 19:00
Kyiv has reached an agreement with the government regarding the prioritization of energy resilience measures worth 30 billion hryvnia, to be funded on a 50/50 basis by the city and the state; however, the capital expects the state to adopt an equal partnership approach and contribute financially.
This was announced by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
“The capital continues to prepare for the coming winter and implement the Comprehensive City Resilience Plan, which the Kyiv City Council adopted in March,” he wrote.
As part of the resilience plan, four powerful cogeneration units have been installed at one of the critical infrastructure sites. Each unit has a capacity of 4.5 MW, for a total capacity of 18 MW.
According to him, the units are currently operational and supplying electricity to Ukraine’s unified power grid. At the same time, construction of the second-level protection system is being completed, he reported.
“Construction of new distributed cogeneration facilities with a capacity of about 60 MW has been completed. Another 100 MW of capacity is currently under construction. In total, we are expected to gain about 200 MW of additional cogeneration capacity this year,” Klitschko said.
To date, in particular, three diesel generator sets with a capacity of over 15 MW have been installed, which will ensure an uninterrupted power supply to water supply facilities. In total, we plan to provide about 40 MW of reserve capacity for water supply systems this year.
“Kyiv has worked to develop a list of measures that would take into account, to the greatest extent possible, the challenges of last winter and the potential risks of the coming one,” Klitschko emphasized.
He recalled a series of expert consultations held at the government level, with relevant ministries, and with international partners.
“Based on an analysis of the initial stages of implementation, the plan has been refined and improved. It has a clear structure of critically important priorities, with designated responsible parties and realistic funding levels,” the mayor of Kyiv assured.
According to him, this amounts to nearly 200 projects, tasks, and measures across key sectors.
These include engineering and technical protection; the restoration of facilities and equipment following the devastating enemy attacks last winter; and the development of distributed electricity and heat generation, as well as backup water and heat supply systems.
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It also includes a number of other projects to prepare for winter—solar power generation in educational institutions, energy resilience of residential buildings through co-financing programs, major repairs of electrical switchboards, and energy resilience measures in healthcare and social service facilities.
According to the mayor, work is currently underway across all these areas—at various locations and construction sites.
“Kyiv currently has an agreement with the government regarding the prioritization of energy resilience measures—the implementation of which will cost approximately 30 billion hryvnias. Furthermore, funding for these measures will be split 50/50 between the city and the state. The capital is taking a major step forward and is exploring every opportunity to secure funding for the resilience plan’s measures. We expect the state to take an equal stance and provide its financial contribution,” Klitschko said.
As a reminder: On March 3, the National Security and Defense Council approved “resilience plans” for all regions and regional centers, except for Kyiv, but later included the capital in the process.
Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized Kyiv’s authorities for falling behind schedule in their preparations for winter.
The Ministry of Development also stated that Kyiv’s pace of preparation for the heating season does not correspond to either the level of threats or the amount of state funding.
The Kyiv City Council adopted an appeal to the Verkhovna Rada and the Cabinet of Ministers requesting the allocation of 15 billion hryvnias (the minimum requirement) from the state budget for the engineering and technical protection of critical infrastructure facilities, expand cogeneration, and establish backup heat supply systems for the city.
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