Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko held a meeting with the heads of Ukrainian universities, during which the preparation of institutions for the upcoming heating season and the prospects for the development of distributed energy generation were discussed. Following the consultations, a decision was made to allocate 1.1 billion UAH from the state budget for the implementation of energy independence projects in educational institutions.
This is reported by Finway
Implementation of Distributed Generation in Universities
The government emphasizes the need to ensure the stable operation of universities even under challenging energy conditions. Currently, distributed generation projects based on the universities of Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Lviv are already functioning successfully. The experience of these cities is planned to be extended to other regions of the country to create an effective system of autonomous energy supply in higher educational institutions.
“There are already successful examples of distributed generation projects based on the universities of Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Lviv, and this work should become systematic across the country. We agreed that the government will allocate 1.1 billion UAH for the energy independence projects of universities, including 100 million UAH for the development of project and cost documentation,” said the Prime Minister.
Implementation Plan and Partnership
Yulia Svyrydenko emphasized that ensuring energy independence and the continuity of the educational process remains one of the main priorities of state policy in the field of education. For the effective implementation of new projects, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Development, and the Ministry of Energy must jointly determine the priorities for support and the readiness of institutions to implement the relevant initiatives.
It is worth noting that Ukraine continues to expand international cooperation in the energy sector: a framework agreement was recently signed with Finland regarding the supply of complete equipment for gas-piston power plants, which will contribute to increasing the efficiency of energy supply to universities.