Azerbaijan sends another shipment of energy aid to Ukraine

Photo: Ministry of Energy of Ukraine

Nina Voronets

Azerbaijan sent the third batch of 20 trucks of humanitarian assistance to restore the power system to Ukraine.

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine reported this.

The energy assistance budget will exceed 7.6 million dollars. The trucks are transporting over 550 meters of electrical cables and six sets of transformer stations.

"Quick and high-quality restoration of energy equipment during the war is a challenge for our energy workers. But thanks to our partners, we can promptly restore damaged objects, thereby strengthening our energy security," said Energy Minister of Ukraine Herman Halushchenko, thanking all the people of Azerbaijan for this help.

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The first batch of 10 aid cargoes containing power transformers and backup power plants has already been distributed to energy companies in the regions most affected by Russian hostile attacks. In particular, the aid went to the electricity distribution system operators in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Sumy, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Mykolaiv regions. In addition, companies from Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, and Lviv regions received the equipment.

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Also, the equipment from Azerbaijan is aimed at the needs of the operator of the transmission system and the mining sector. The second batch of 37 loads will be distributed shortly.

The next shipment of aid is expected to include power transformers, oil transformers, electric transformers, complete substations, high-voltage cabinets, wires, cables, and other equipment for the fuel and energy companies. The agreement outlines four delivery stages, with the goods expected to arrive in Ukraine by January 2024.

^{Photo: Ministry of Energy of Ukraine}

^{Photo: Ministry of Energy of Ukraine}