According to media reports, Ukraine plans to relocate parts of its energy infrastructure to underground bunkers due to continued rocket fire. Dozens of missiles and cruise missiles were also fired at the war country on Thursday night. One woman was killed and many injured. According to the Ukrainian authorities, there were also hits on critical infrastructure objects.
As the Ukrainian edition of Forbes magazine reports, two of the country’s 90 major substations will be moved underground as part of a pilot project. The bunkers are designed to protect the facilities from direct missile strikes. The problem is the high cost. Substations are necessary to bring the electricity from the power plant to the consumer with the lowest possible energy losses.
The costs are likely to exceed EUR 3 billion
According to Yuri Kasich, the former director of electricity supplier Ukrenergo, the construction of a substation will cost about 30 million euros. If the systems, some of which are large, are moved underground, that is 20 to 25 percent more. With 90 large substations, the costs amount to more than three billion euros.
Since mid-October, Russia has been attacking power plants in Ukraine with missiles. Due to the destruction of the infrastructure, there are power cuts in many places, which repeatedly affect many people. Ukraine’s western allies have also sent many power generators to the country to provide emergency and basic supplies.
Source: Krone
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