Kyiv is preparing for the installation of new energy facilities, which will require significant investments in the amount of more than one billion euros. According to the plans, it will take 12 to 15 years to implement this project. The deputy mayor and secretary of the city council, Volodymyr Bondarenko, announced the approval of the plan to install six mini-thermal power plants (mini-CHP) in the sleeping areas of the city on both banks of the Dnieper.
The plan provides for the creation of individual boiler rooms both for several buildings and for individual residential units. The mayor of the city, Vitalii Klitschko, has already issued a mandate on this issue, and officials are working on a program for multi-apartment residential complexes.
The plan to install additional thermal power plants, with a capacity of 20 MW to 324 MW, received the support of 85 deputies of the Kyiv City Council at the session held on May 16, 2024. This project involves spending up to 1.2 billion euros and is expected to be implemented within 12-15 years.
Petro Panteleev, the deputy mayor of Kyiv, promises that the first batch of equipment will be installed by the end of 2024, which will contribute to the creation of energy islands or zones provided with heat, light and water.
Mini CHPPs will be based on modern gas turbines and gas piston installations, which will help to reduce losses due to possible Russian shelling of energy infrastructure facilities.
There are already three thermal power plants and more than 150 boiler houses of various capacities in Kyiv, but these new initiatives are aimed at providing the city with the most necessary services. As Panteleev noted, today's goal is not to solve all problems, but to ensure the city's survival and basic services.
