This year, 15 cogeneration plants will be installed in Mykolaiv: «We will sell this electricity»

Cogeneration plant in the Kyiv region. Photo: Ruslan Kravchenko/Facebook

This year, 15 cogeneration plants with a total capacity of 27.5 megawatts will be installed in Mykolaiv.

This was announced by Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych during his report on his activities for 2025, according to NikVesti.

They will be installed as part of the RePower project, which is being implemented by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and financed by the World Bank, the mayor explained.

«Tender procedures and equipment procurement are currently underway. Some equipment has already arrived. Installation is planned for 2026. Where it will be installed is a secret,» said Oleksandr Sienkevych.

He also added that after the installation of cogeneration plants, Mykolaiv will not only be able to provide electricity to its own facilities and critical infrastructure, but also sell the surplus to the general energy grid through the electricity market. That is, not to a separate enterprise or company, but to the general system, where electricity is bought and sold according to market rules. In this way, the city expects to receive additional income.

«But the fact is that our task is to create this generation to meet the needs of the city, as well as to sell this electricity to the grid. The city will earn money when it generates this electricity for itself, consumers, the grid, and critical infrastructure. That is, we will sell this electricity not to anyone in particular, but to the electricity market,» said Oleksandr Sienkevych.

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