The total amount of assistance already transferred by USAID to Kyiv reached almost 150 million hryvnias: this assistance is in the form of updating damaged sections of heat networks, components, generators and special equipment.
Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko, administrator Samantha Power and heads of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and a delegation of the US Embassy led by Ambassador Bridget Brink visited one of the capital’s critical infrastructure facilities to inspect equipment damaged or destroyed as a result of Russian missile strikes. as well as works carried out at this time to restore the facility and prepare the city for the coming winter.
The mayor recalled that a year ago, with the support of the US Government, the capital had relocated heating networks in areas damaged by rocket attacks.
11 km of pipelines were completely replaced with modern pre-insulated European-style pipes with a damage alarm system.
KP “Kyivteploenergo” handed over 137 generators, which made it possible to equip 25% of the city’s boiler houses with alternative power sources and to continue heating houses, hospitals and important social facilities. The generators were also handed over to emergency recovery crews for repair work,” said Vitaliy Klitschko.
This is what the equipment looks like after the Russian shelling.
The mayor supplemented this list of assistance with 4 modern excavators for Kyivteploenergo. They immediately began to work on the restoration of thermal energy infrastructure facilities.
Samantha Power and Brigitte Brink assess the level of destruction caused by the aggression of the Russian Federation.
In general, the total amount of assistance transferred by USAID to Kyiv reached almost UAH 150 million. This is help in the form of renewal of damaged areas of heat networks, components, generators, specialized equipment – excavators, purchase of salt for softening water during production processes.
Samantha Power and Vitaliy Klitschko discussed the necessary assistance for the capital’s energy sector.
The provision of technical assistance to “Kyivteploenergo” became possible also thanks to the coordinated actions of USAID and the USAID Energy Security Project.
Vitaliy Klitschko thanked USAID in the person of its head Samantha Power for the large-scale and systematic support provided by the US government.
“The situation was very close to critical,” Klitschko told how the capital avoided the evacuation of the population during the blackout. The authorities of the city of Kyiv were preparing for the evacuation of the population after damage to the electrical infrastructure as a result of shelling by Russian troops.
“Solar batteries will be installed in the capital’s medical facilities.” Together with the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), KMDA is implementing an important project worth 500,000 euros.
Olga SKOTNIKOVA, “Evening Kyiv”