A pilot scheme for free backup power supply to homes is to be launched in Kyiv

Katerina Melnychenko
Katerina Melnychenko Deputy Editor-in-Chief
A pilot scheme for free backup power supply to homes is to be launched in Kyiv
Illustrative photo: Participation in the project is voluntary (Getty Images)
There are plans to launch a pilot scheme in Kyiv under which high-rise buildings will be fitted with backup power supplies free of charge. The government will fund the purchase and installation of batteries, inverters and generators, whilst participation in the scheme will be voluntary and subject to the decision of the building’s co-owners.

Держава готує для Києва пілотний проєкт, який має допомогти житловому фонду пройти наступний опалювальний сезон. Йдеться про безкоштовне оснащення багатоповерхових будинків обладнанням для резервного живлення.

За словами Юлії Свириденко, за державний кошт для таких будинків закуповуватимуть і встановлюватимуть акумулятори, інвертори та генератори. Це обладнання має забезпечити роботу ліфтів, інженерних систем, а також освітлення місць загального користування.

Водночас подальшу експлуатацію цього обладнання покладуть на мешканців. Саме співвласники багатоповерхівок мають взяти на себе витрати на паливо, технічне обслуговування та ремонт.

Прем’єр-міністерка наголосила, що участь у проєкті не буде обов’язковою. Рішення про приєднання до програми мають ухвалювати самі співвласники багатоповерхових будинків.

Окреме завдання отримала Київська міська державна адміністрація. Упродовж 30 днів КМДА має сформувати перелік будинків, які відповідатимуть критеріям програми, а після цього визначити обсяг необхідного фінансування.

Свириденко уточнила, що для Києва ця програма працюватиме як пілотний проєкт. Паралельно уряд вивчає, наскільки доцільно і технічно можливо поширити таку модель і на інші міста.

Окремо прем’єрка нагадала, що 3 березня Рада національної безпеки і оборони затвердила плани стійкості для всіх областей та обласних центрів, окрім Києва. Столиці тоді надали додатковий час для підготовки документа.

Нагадаємо, план енергостійкості Києва відправили на доопрацювання до квітня

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