Ukraine has received two mobile combined heat and power plants from Germany as Berlin promised further financial aid to withstand the ongoing Russian attacks that have crippled energy supplies amid freezing temperatures.
Germany is to send an additional €15 million ($18 million) after €70 million were provided for decentralized energy and heating supplies in December, the Development Ministry said.
The two modules handed over in Kiev are the first delivery funded by the package, with further mobile units, generators, modular boiler systems, pellet heating systems and battery systems to follow, according to the ministry.
Development Minister Reem Alabali Radovan condemned the ongoing Russian attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure, which are believed to be intended to weaken Ukrainian morale amid brutal winter weather.
Russian attacks using drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles since the start of the year have severely affected Kiev’s supplies.
Heating has failed in thousands of apartment blocks amid freezing temperatures, while electricity is available only for limited hours. In some households, even running water has been temporarily unavailable.
“We believe in the resilience of the Ukrainian people and stand by their side,” Alabali Radovan said.
The two units handed over to Ukraine are able to supply electricity and heat to 86,000 people, five hospitals, 25 kindergartens, 13 schools and almost 200 administrative buildings, she said.
dpa
