Lithuania offers to supply spare parts for Ukraine’s energy system from decommissioned thermal power plants

Lithuania offers technical assistance to Ukraine to repair thermal power plants damaged by recent massive Russian attacks.

The Minister of Energy of Ukraine, Herman Halushchenko, discussed this the day before during an interview on the television program "Edyni Novyny."

As the head of the department noted, he had a conversation with the Minister of Energy of Lithuania.

"They generally offered to use their heating stations, which are closed. To use them as donors is an opportunity to disassemble and get the spare parts we need," Halushchenko noted.

The minister added that other countries are helping Ukraine cope with the consequences of Russian attacks against the energy industry.

At the same time, according to the minister, the best defense is to strengthen Ukraine's air defense system.

Herman Halushchenko, the Ukrainian Minister of Energy, recently conducted a virtual meeting with Dainius Kreivys, the Lithuanian Minister of Energy. Their discussion's main focus was supporting the energy sector in Ukraine.

"We thank Lithuania for this support. Your help is essential to us. We have already received two powerful autotransformers and 72 loads of other necessary energy equipment from the Lithuanian side with a total weight of more than 1,300 tons," the minister emphasized.

At the same time, Dainius Kreivys noted that Lithuania is considering the possibility of transferring another powerful autotransformer.

During the meeting, Herman Halushchenko emphasized the critical need to increase the generating capacity to survive the next winter. Special attention will be paid to decentralization and distributed generation.

For reference:

• On the night of March 29, the Russians launched 60 kamikaze drones and 39 missiles of various types over Ukraine. Air defense managed to destroy 56 drones and 29 missiles. The enemy's main attack was aimed at energy facilities. It is known that the Russians attacked three TPPs in Ukraine, and the equipment was seriously damaged as a result of the attack.
• On the night of March 22, the enemy launched more than 150 drones and missiles of various types across Ukraine. Air defense forces shot down 55 Shahed drones and 37 missiles. Critical infrastructure objects were hit in several cities, and there were victims. In particular, the Russians hit the Dnipro HPP.
• In addition, on March 21, after a pause of 44 days, the Russian occupiers launched another missile attack on Kyiv, using 31 missiles, two of which were ballistic, including Iskander (KN-23) and Kinzhal. In Kyiv, 13 people were injured as a result of the attack.

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal emphasized that Ukraine's energy system suffered one of the largest air attacks in two years. As a result of the Russian shelling, about 20 substations and power plants, including the Dnipro HPP, were hit.