Councillors approved permits required for the operation of new thermal power plants of regional heating companies

The session meeting on 11 December. Photo: NikVesti

Deputies of the Mykolaiv City Council supported the decision to grant permission to the utility company «Mykolaivoblteploenergo» to enter into the necessary transactions to launch cogeneration plants.

The decision was made on 11 December at a meeting of the city council, according to NikVesti.

According to the company's director, Mykola Lohvinov, «Mykolaivoblteploenergo» received 7 block-modular cogeneration units capable of simultaneously generating heat and electricity from the German GIZ Foundation. Five of them have a capacity of 0.6 MW, and two more have a capacity of 0.85 MW. All units have already been installed.

He also noted that the total cost of the equipment is 2 million 136 thousand hryvnias. For the full launch, we need to complete the reconstruction of the power grids.

«We need to complete the reconstruction of the power grids that are on the balance sheet of the regional power distribution companies. This is to enable us to generate electricity to the city's general grid», added Mykola Lohvinov.

The decision was supported by 33 council members.

In June, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine allocated 1.1 billion hryvnias to prepare Mykolaiv for the next heating season. The city plans to install new boiler houses to replace the damaged CHP plant. This includes the purchase of 18 modular boiler houses with a total capacity of over 70 megawatts. According to the Prime Minister, this will ensure heat in the homes of the townspeople during the coming winter.

It was also reported that the Mykolaiv Regional Council is discussing the possibility of transferring seven modular boiler houses to the city to ensure their proper maintenance and operation in case of blackouts.

See also the NikVesti article: «In case of a full blackout, we will survive for a month». Sienkevych spoke about Mykolaiv's readiness for possible long-term power and heat outages.