DTEK Kyiv Power Grids plans to restore more than 800 power facilities and 100 km of power lines in preparation for the autumn-winter period
All the necessary measures are to be carried out at the expense of the 750 million UAH investment programme
DTEK Kyiv Power Grids, the electricity distribution system operator, plans to repair and upgrade 832 power facilities, including 12 high-voltage substations and 100 km of overhead lines, in preparation for the autumn-winter period of 2023/2024.
This was announced by the company's CEO Denys Bondar at a press conference, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
"We have to conduct a full audit of our equipment that came under fire. We need to repair the damaged equipment and create an emergency reserve stock to enable us to successfully get through the next winter, which is likely to be no less difficult than the current one. There may be new shelling, new restrictions due to the wear and tear on the networks that have arisen during this winter heating season," Mr. Bondar said at a press conference in Kyiv on Tuesday.
According to him, all the necessary restoration measures are planned to be carried out at the expense of the investment programme in the amount of approximately 750 million UAH.
"By regrouping equipment, developing new schemes and using repaired equipment, we will complete all the work for this year. The investment programme was approved in December. We have included the facilities that came under fire in this programme and will re-equip them at its expense. The programme's funds amount to 750 million UAH, which is about the same as last year," he stressed.
The head of the operator also added that the company received international humanitarian aid, including cable products and switches.
Summing up the results of this winter, Mr. Bondar noted that in preparation for it, the company had managed to upgrade 727 power facilities, including 11 high-voltage substations, and 126 km of lines, which helped to ensure energy supply to Kyiv.
The CEO of the company stressed that the number of grid accidents in 2022 had increased by a third – to 5.1 thousand. 348 accidents were caused directly by russian aggressors' shelling and more than 500 were caused by constant power outages due to the need to impose power supply restrictions. According to him, as a result of missile attacks on Kyiv during the heating season, emergency blackouts were introduced 14 times to prevent large-scale destruction of the power system.
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