Lithuanian energy company Ignitis Gamyba Ignitis Gamyba is donating equipment from Vilnius CHPP-3 to Ukraine, which will help in restoring Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
This is stated in a company statement .
"The energy infrastructure in war-torn Ukraine has suffered significant damage. Reconstruction is essential to ensure the proper functioning of the country’s vital infrastructure. In response to the critical situation, Ignitis Gamyba is taking significant steps - donating the equipment of the Vilnius Third Thermal Power Plant (Vilnius CHPP-3) to the destroyed energy infrastructure in Ukraine," the statement said.
It is noted that the agreement on the provision of humanitarian aid was signed by Ignitis Gamyba and the operator of the electricity transmission system Khmelnytskoblenergo, appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers to receive and distribute humanitarian aid for the energy sector. It will ensure the distribution of equipment.
“It was not by chance that we decided to transfer the equipment to Vilnius CHPP-3. In addition to the fact that it will work well in the energy infrastructure of Ukraine, it also meets the needs of the transmission system operator,” said Asta Sungailiene, CEO of Ignitis Gamyba.
According to her, the activities of Vilnius CHPP-3 were stopped in 2015 because the costs of its operation were too high, and it was also determined that the power units did not have a significant impact on the stability of the energy system.
“Despite the fact that the station was closed for nine years, we were able to mothball its equipment, which retained its full functionality. The station, with a total thermal and electrical capacity of almost 1,000 MW, operated for more than 30 years and supplied heat to about half of Vilnius. Now it is the equipment will contribute to the restoration of vital infrastructure in Ukraine,” added the head of the company.
The humanitarian cargo donated by the company includes more than 300 units of critical equipment from Vilnius Thermal Power Plant-3, the company noted.
“For security reasons, we cannot disclose more information about the assistance, including the names, capacity of the equipment or the power plants to which it will be transferred,” Ignitis Gamyba clarified.