KYIV. UkraineGate . 30 . November . 2022 | War News.
Under martial law, energy companies can quickly restore the power system, but repairs require equipment that takes at least 6 months to manufacture. Andriy Gerus, the head of the parliamentary committee on energy and housing, announced this on the air of the national telethon
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He noted that in order to restore the operation of the energy system, Ukraine purchases new equipment and receives assistance from Western partners.
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“The equipment, which is in the warehouses of our European partners, is already on its way to Ukraine, it is quickly transferred. However, during this winter, it is impossible to restore all the damaged objects of the energy infrastructure. The Ukrainian energy system is under constant fire from the Russian occupiers, Europe does not have the amount of equipment that Ukraine needs, it will take at least 6 months to manufacture it,” Gerus said.
He also added that not all available equipment in Europe is suitable for Ukraine’s needs, for example, in some European countries the voltage class of transformers differs from our standards. But Ukraine has its reserves, many energy equipment is repaired by its own forces.
“Today, more than 75% of electricity consumption needs in the country are covered, only 25% of consumers do not have electricity, but these consumers are constantly changing, because there are alternate electricity supply schedules,” Gerus said.
At the same time, despite the fact that the situation with electricity supply in Ukraine is not easy, according to him, it is definitely better than it was on November 23, when there was the largest mass missile attack on Russian energy infrastructure facilities.
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NEC “Ukrenergo” reported that the power deficit in the energy system has decreased to 27% today, power outages continue across the country.
Source: Ukrgate
