The municipal enterprise Kyivteploenergo (KTE) has added high-power generators ranging from 600 kW to 2 MW, which can be used in the capital’s boiler rooms as backup power sources in case of emergencies.
“Today, 136 generators are installed at heat sources. This means that all boiler rooms where it is technically possible have an emergency power supply,” KTE reported on its Telegram channel.
According to the company’s quote from the deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA), Petro Panteleev, high-power generators have significantly enhanced the capabilities of heat sources in the absence of electricity.
“Earlier, we doubled the number of mobile modular boiler rooms, of which the city now has 51. Boiler rooms in emergency mode can provide heat to hospitals or other critical facilities for the period of repair of damage to the power facility,” he said.
According to Panteleev, the number of residential buildings equipped with alternative power generation equipment is growing in Kyiv.
“Backup power supply routes, alternative connection options, rehearsals of various basic and backup scenarios and instructions, interaction algorithms – these are an integral part of winter preparedness,” KTE concluded.
According to him, over the past month, the city has conducted training for civil protection forces in Kyiv and the region to practice actions in the event of hypothetical damage to large energy facilities. Similar test exercises will continue to be conducted before the start of the heating season.
