Under the chairmanship of First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, a regular meeting of the Headquarters for Emergency Response in Kyiv and the Kyiv region was held. The main focus of the meeting was the restoration of electricity and heat supply.
According to Denys Shmyhal, 63 crews are working on restoring power networks in Kyiv, and more than 220 crews are engaged in restoring heat supply, including teams from Ukrzaliznytsia and other regions. Naftogaz is ready to additionally reinforce the city with 40 more specialist crews.
The Minister of Energy also reported that additional cogeneration units were launched in the Kyiv region today.
“These are real steps toward the energy independence of our communities. In addition, agreements with partners have already been reached for the delivery of additional units. Priority number one is as much additional generation as possible,” emphasized Denys Shmyhal.
International partners continue to strengthen support in other areas as well.
“Just over the past week, we have received more than 38 tons of energy equipment from Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Austria, and Slovakia. Generators, transformers, cogeneration units, and other equipment from the EU, Lithuania, Austria, Poland, Finland, France, Azerbaijan, the Netherlands, as well as from UNDP and UNICEF/WASH are currently en route,” reported the First Deputy Prime Minister.
Denys Shmyhal noted that almost 342 tons of assistance have already been delivered from the Ministry of Energy’s hubs to electricity distribution system operators, heat and power generating enterprises, oil and gas companies, and local government authorities.
