Generators for Kyiv and regions: the government will check existing capacities and prepare new purchases
21 January 19:24
The Ukrainian government plans to verify the cogeneration plants and generators available in the capital in order to understand the real picture of backup power supply and use existing resources more efficiently.
This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine and Minister of Community and Territorial Development Oleksiy Kuleba after a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
What the government decided
The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to set up a working group to inspect cogeneration plants, generators, and other equipment. The goal is to collect up-to-date data on each district and avoid situations where some equipment is idle or used inefficiently.
At the same time, the government allocated UAH 2.56 billion from the reserve fund to purchase high-power generators for community needs.
Who will receive the equipment first
According to Kuleba, the new generators will first be given to housing and communal services enterprises in frontline regions. These are the Dnipropetrovsk, Chernihiv, Donetsk, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Odesa regions.
At the same time, in case of urgent need, the equipment may also be transferred to other regions, in particular Kyiv, where attacks on energy infrastructure periodically pose the risk of a backup power shortage.
How and when generators will be purchased
The Recovery Agency reported that it has already conducted market consultations and received several commercial offers. Purchases are planned to be made directly from manufacturers.
Preference will be given to equipment that is already available on the European market in order to reduce delivery times. Delivery of the generators is expected to take several weeks.
The decision comes amid ongoing Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and the growing role of autonomous power sources in providing critical services such as water supply, heating, medicine, and shelter.
Verification of existing generators should show how effectively the state and communities have used equipment purchased in previous years and whether there is duplication or shortages in certain areas.
The results of the verification are expected to form the basis for further decisions on the distribution of new capacities and preparations for possible new attacks on the energy system.
