Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko held an online meeting with the Minister of Energy of Lithuania Dainius Kreivys. The key topic of the conversation was assistance to the Ukrainian energy sector.
The Minister of Energy briefed his colleague on the consequences of recent russian attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector.
“Compared to last year, the enemy has changed its tactics, and the current attacks have much more complicated consequences for us. Thermal power generation has suffered severe damage, and the enemy is systematically attacking substations and hydroelectric generation facilities,” said German Galushchenko.
His counterpart Dainius Kreivys stressed that Lithuania was prepared to support Ukraine and provide equipment to help with the restoration and repair work.
The parties agreed that a group of Ukrainian power engineers from public and private sector companies would soon visit Lithuania. Ukrainian experts will visit a number of Lithuanian energy facilities to verify the equipment that will be subsequently transferred to the Ukrainian energy sector. In particular, it will include large-sized equipment for thermal power plants, which is extremely important for the Ukrainian energy sector, having lost a significant amount of thermal generation due to the enemy’s attack.
“We are grateful to Lithuania for this support. Your help is of great importance to us. We have already received two powerful autotransformers and 72 cargoes with other necessary power equipment weighing over 1,300 tons from the Lithuanian party,” said German Galushchenko.
Meanwhile, Dainius Kreivys noted that Lithuania was considering the possibility of transferring another powerful autotransformer.
During the conversation, German Galushchenko stressed that it was critical to increase generating capacity to get through the next winter. Special attention will be paid to decentralisation and distributed generation. (Government portal)