KYIV. Dec 29 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine’s 2016 national budget envisages UAH 156 million for reconstruction of equipment and construction of the new gas purification system at the Energia incineration plant in Kyiv, and the cost of the completion of the reconstruction in general is assessed at UAH 362 million today, the Kyiv City Administration said on Monday, referring to Deputy Administration Head Petro Panteleyev.
“UAH 156 million from the 2016 national budget is foreseen as part of the EU assistance program. However, UAH 206 million is required to complete the works,” Panteleyev said during his visit to the plant.
He said that at present Kyiv authorities are actively working on the attraction of funds to reconstruct the Energia incineration plant.
Panteleyev said that in 2015, the plant burnt 80,000 tonnes of household waste more than in 2014, and it is planned to increase the figure thanks to the expansion of the capacity of the plant.
