According to Shmygal, repair work at electricity generation and distribution facilities continues around the clock. Despite the partial support of the system during the day due to solar generation, the coming days will remain difficult for the power system.
“Tuesday and Wednesday, due to low temperatures, will have difficult schedules, just like today,” the minister said.
He also said that the list of critical infrastructure facilities is being revised.
“Hospitals, water utilities and social facilities remain an absolute priority – they will, first of all, be provided with electricity. Other institutions will gradually be transferred to autonomous operation and provided with generators. This step will free up more electricity for household consumers,” Shmygal informs.
The Deputy Prime Minister also said that the state will strengthen control over the fair distribution of electricity. To ensure equal conditions, Gosenergonadzor has been instructed to conduct inspections.
In addition, Shmygal informed about the arrival of international assistance. The Ministry of Energy hubs received 14 cargoes with a total weight of 78 tons of energy equipment, including five power transformers from Azerbaijan and 10 powerful generators from Italy. Help from other international partners is also on the way, the minister added.
Context
Against the background of a cold snap in Ukraine, the troops of the aggressor country of the Russian Federation have intensified their attacks on the country’s critical infrastructure facilities.
Only during the attack on the night of February 3, the Russian army attacked eight regions of Ukraine. Due to shelling in Kyiv, the Darnitskaya Thermal Power Plant (CHP-4) stopped supplying heat. It was almost completely destroyed, the government reported.
In Kharkov and the region, as a result of massive shelling, critical facilities of the Kharkov CHPP-5 PrJSC, as well as the Kharkovskaya and Zalyutino electrical substations were damaged. An emergency situation was declared in the regional center.
