Under the coordination of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, as part of a project to ensure uninterrupted power supply to critical railway infrastructure, JSC Ukrzaliznytsia (UZ) has received 23 backup power stations from donors in the Netherlands and Switzerland.
“Since the start of Russia’s full-scale aggression, Ukraine has received 211 humanitarian shipments from the Netherlands weighing a total of 2,905 tons, and 59 shipments from Switzerland weighing a total of 651 tons,” the ministry said on Thursday.
The Ministry of Energy did not specify the capacity of the power generators provided.
The equipment was provided to Ukraine by the Dutch Ministry of Economy and Climate and an unnamed donor from Switzerland.
As reported, in December 2024, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) opened two credit lines for Ukrzaliznytsia: EUR 180 million for the purchase of gas piston units and EUR 300 million for the purchase of electric locomotives.
According to the plans, EUR 180 million will be allocated for the purchase and installation of equipment for decentralized small-scale gas generation with a total capacity of up to 270 MW. The facilities were planned to be located at Ukrzaliznytsia sites throughout Ukraine. The total cost of the project is EUR 248 million.
