Kyiv has received 130 generators of various capacities from Poland, which will help the capital strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure and social facilities amid the ongoing energy crisis. This was announced by Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
This is reported by Finway
Details of the generator delivery
Funding for the purchase of the equipment was provided by Polish volunteers: over ten days, more than 60,000 Poles raised 8 million zlotys, equivalent to about 2 million euros. Thanks to these funds, Kyiv received the following equipment:
- one diesel generator FD 600 D with a capacity of 600 kW;
- one diesel generator FD 80 B with a capacity of 80 kW;
- 20 generators FOGO FV20000TE / TRE with a capacity of 20 kW each;
- 108 generators FOGO F12000iSG with a capacity of 12 kW each.
The total capacity of the received generators is 2,376 kW, which will ensure electricity supply to important facilities in the capital in case of emergencies.
Thank you to the organizers of the fundraiser, volunteers, and everyone who cares! Such support is an example of the unity of Ukrainians and Poles, effective cooperation, and humanity in this extraordinary situation. Today, the first batch of generators purchased with charitable funds has arrived. We expect the next batch soon. Additionally, another shipment from Warsaw is already on the way — another 90 generators. I would like to remind you that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has been receiving assistance from international partners. Poland has become one of the key ones. Thanks to the Poles, Ukrainians have received a lot of humanitarian aid, particularly for energy supply, as well as medical equipment, food products, and other necessary resources,” added the mayor.
Additional energy support from Poland and the EU
It was previously reported that under the rescEU program – Energy Equipment, funded by the European Union, Poland will transfer another 447 generators from the reserves of the Government Strategic Reserves Agency (RARS) to Ukraine. Of these, 393 generators are intended to supply electricity to private households and small businesses, 52 for larger facilities, and several powerful industrial generators will be able to support the operation of hospitals or even small towns.
The European Union will also send 447 generators to Ukraine, of which 445 are of small capacity and 2 are large, to ensure the country’s energy security.