Kuleba at Council of EU FMs names five steps for urgent assistance to Ukraine's energy sector
The measures necessary for urgent assistance to Ukraine's energy sector were listed by Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during a meeting of the EU Council of Foreign Ministers on Monday.
Kuleba expressed his gratitude to European partners for their support for Ukraine, in particular in restoring the energy system damaged by Russian strikes. He urged partners to step up their efforts to protect and restore Ukraine's energy infrastructure, the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Minustry informed.
“Russian missile and drone strikes have destroyed or damaged a significant part of generating capacities, thermal generation, hydroelectric power plants, and electricity transmission system facilities,” the Minister said.
Kuleba stressed that Ukraine is actively taking a number of steps to improve the situation in the energy system. He named five priority steps for urgent assistance to the Ukrainian energy system.
“Our efforts are focused on five areas. The first is to strengthen air defense. The second is the rapid repair and restoration of generation and distribution facilities. The third is the decentralization of the power system, including the installation of cogeneration units. The fourth is to increase import capacity from the EU from the current 1.7 to 2.2 GW. The fifth is to attract funds and equipment from partners,” the Minister said.
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister called on European partners to intensify efforts in these five areas.