Representatives of JSC Khmelnytskoblenergo and French EDF International Networks have agreed on the technical parameters for the modernization of power grid equipment as part of the development of design and estimate documentation for the grant project for the transition to 20 kV.
“The modernization envisages the transfer of power grids to 20 kV, which meets EU standards and will improve the reliability of electricity distribution. Funding in the amount of EUR 13 million is provided by a grant from the French government,” Khmelnytskoblenergo said on its website on Monday.
As noted in the company, Khmelnytskoblenergo and EDF continue to implement a EUR13 million project to increase the resilience of electricity distribution networks. The essence of the project is to modernize and digitalize power grids, substations, distribution points, and change the grid voltage from 10 to 20 kV.
“This is the only such project in Ukraine that will be implemented with grant funds,” the regional power company added.
Within the framework of the project, preliminary designs of 0.4/20 kV substations and networks have already been approved, a geodetic survey of the design zone of networks and substations has been conducted, and the criteria and requirements for protecting data transmission channels have been determined.
According to the project, power grids will be switched to 20 kV within the selected location, which will significantly improve the reliability of electricity distribution for 19 thousand customers. Two 10/20 kV transformers will be installed at the two substations, and one 20 kV switchgear will be installed at each substation. It is estimated that 50 km of 20 kV cable lines will be laid and 82 transformer substations will be converted to 20 kV. Fiber-optic lines will be laid alongside the cables to build an efficient telemetry system that will display information at the dispatcher’s workstation.
According to Yuriy Mayevsky, First Deputy CEO of Khmelnytskoblenergo, working meetings between his company and EDF take place several times a week in the course of the project.
“We have put a lot of effort into the preparation and implementation of the project. It will be important for the development of Ukraine’s entire energy sector using modern European technologies. As a result, a clear plan for the modernization and development of the region’s power grids will be formed. And this will become an example for other regions of the country,” he said.
Khmelnytskoblenergo reminded that the grant project is being implemented under an agreement between the governments of Ukraine and France to promote the restoration and support of critical infrastructure and priority sectors of the economy, and is also aimed at implementing a memorandum between the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and EDF International Network.
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