Ukraine has time to prepare for the winter period - Ministry of Energy
Kyiv • UNN
Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said that Ukraine is managing to prepare for the winter period despite the difficulties. Enemy shelling remains a key factor, but measures are being taken to restore and protect the energy system.
Based on Ukraine's plans to restore generation and build additional generation, we already have a vision of how this winter will be spent. Ukraine has time to prepare for the winter period. Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said this during a telethon on Saturday, UNN reports.
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Commenting on the words of European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, who stated that some cities in Ukraine may be uninhabitable with such a broken energy system, Galushchenko replied that the key impact on the energy system is caused by shelling, and the Energy Ministry understands this.
"As for our plans to restore generation and build additional generation, we see how we will get through this winter. We have time to prepare. The only question is the impact of the shelling, and not even the fact of shelling, but how much damage it can do to us," said Galushchenko.
He noted that the issue of maximizing the restoration of power systems and protecting them is now being addressed.
"The second is distributed generation. Decentralized generation, which is a more difficult target for the enemy, is local, and it can provide power in a certain region, even if the system is divided. It is important for us that this local generation should provide critical infrastructure. We need to prepare for a difficult winter. Unfortunately, this winter will be more difficult than the previous one. However, we must try to have an autonomous power supply. We will do our best to avoid this," added Galushchenko.
Recall
There are no plans to apply blackout schedules today. As a result of hostile shelling, more than 19,000 subscribers in three regions were cut off from electricity.
