Ukrainian power engineers are doing everything possible to prepare for the autumn-winter period. This was stated by Deputy Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk in an interview with Obozrevatel, UNN reports .
It will definitely be a challenging season, but we are actively preparing: we are repairing as much as possible what can be repaired, attracting international support - and we are grateful to all the partners who are there and actively helping
She also emphasized that active work is underway to develop distributed generation. The government has made decisions to deregulate this area and simplify the procedures for connecting to the grid.
In addition, it provides for interest-free lending to private households, preferential lending for small, medium and large businesses, tax benefits and simplified procedures for the installation of solar panels, wind turbines and other alternative sources of electricity
Building distributed generation - a network of small energy sources distributed across the country - is Ukraine's energy shield in times of war.
“So everyone is involved in winterization at their own level. This is the number one priority. And Ukraine will meet the season with more energy than it has today, no matter how much the enemy wants it,” she said.
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Volodymyr Kudrytskyi , chairman of the board of Ukrenergo, told the BBC World Servicethat urgent restoration of Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of the winter season could cost about $1.5 billion.