The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced an important initiative to dismantle a thermal power plant (CHP) in Lithuania, which will be handed over to Ukraine. This agreement is part of the European Union's efforts to restore Ukraine's energy capacity in the face of ongoing aggression.
Currently, the Lithuanian CHP plant is being dismantled in order to send the necessary parts to Ukraine for the restoration of energy facilities destroyed by Russian attacks. European Union countries have also handed over 10,000 generators and transformers to Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on September 19, reports the European Commission website.
In a month, it will be 1,000 days since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 1000 days of absolute cruelty from the Kremlin. From the very beginning, they targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure to try to plunge the country into darkness. Half of the country's entire energy infrastructure was destroyed
The President of the European Commission noted that 80% of TPPs and a third of HPP capacities were destroyed in Ukraine due to Russian attacks. The EU will focus efforts on repairing energy facilities to restore 2.5 gigawatts of capacity by winter. This is approximately 15% of Ukraine's needs.
So far, we have managed to send more than 10,000 generators and transformers, and more are on the way. As we speak, there is an entire thermal power plant that is being dismantled in Lithuania and sent to Ukraine with our support, and then restored in Ukraine. This shows the long-term desire of the European Union and its member states to support Ukraine
She also said that EU countries export 2 gigawatts of electricity to Ukraine, which also covers approximately 12% of the country's electricity needs for the winter.
In addition, the European Union is sending solar panels to 21 hospitals in the country to ensure uninterrupted power supply. Eight of them should be fully equipped by this winter.
