During a working visit to one of the Ukrainian nuclear power plants President of SE "NNEGC "Energoatom" Petro Kotin inspected the state of preparation of this line for operation and made sure that the Company had fully completed its part of the work.
Currently, part of the necessary equipment has already been installed on the site, and the relevant units of Energoatom are conducting works that precede commissioning. Therefore, as soon as NPC "Ukrenergo" fulfills its part of obligations, the line can be put into operation. According to experts' estimates, the NPC can finish the work in April.
The overhead power line, which had been operating back to the time of the USSR, was decommissioned from the moment of its collapse and has not been in operation since 1991. It was Energoatom that raised the issue of the need for its restoration, and thanks to the active position of the Ministry of Energy, this became possible.
"By doing this, we expand our capabilities and strengthen Ukraine's connection with the European power system. This is extremely important in the conditions when russia conducts targeted attacks on our energy infrastructure," Petro Kotin emphasized. And he added: in the future, this power transmission line will allow Ukraine to export and import electricity to EU countries, which will have a positive impact on the development of the domestic economy.
