US to allocate $54 million to Ukraine for the purchase of power grid equipment, reports Reuters citing a State Department statement.
The funds will help Kiev counter Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which has left millions of Ukrainians without electricity and heat, according to the agency.
“This equipment will be immediately delivered to Ukraine in an emergency to help Ukrainians get through the winter,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Said.
It was stated that distribution transformers, circuit breakers, surge arresters and other equipment will be supplied to Ukraine.
Former head of the national energy company “Ukrenergo” Volodymyr Kudrytsky declarationHe reported that all major thermal power plants (CHP) and hydroelectric power plants (HES) in Ukraine were damaged.