ATTACKS

IN THE UKRAINE HAVE FOCUSSED ON POWER PLANTS & ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

In the wake of ongoing strategic attacks by Russian on the Ukrainian power sector, DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko held an online briefing last month to discuss the Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and the critical state it has been placed in - it is currently facing rolling blackouts and halted electricity exports.

The online session was arranged from a bomb shelter due to the air raid alert in Kyiv. The essential points to emerge are as follows: Dozens of missiles have struck energy infrastructure facilities in 11 regions as well as the city of Kyiv. There are problems with water supply in 8 regions. Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) and Combined Heat and Power Plants (CHPPs) have been shelled in central, western, eastern and southern parts of Ukraine.

During October 2022 (4 months ago) about 30% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure was hit by Russian missiles.

DTEK TPPs have been attacked as well: Burshtynskaya TPP in the Ivano-Frankivsk Region, Ladyzhynska TPP in the Vinnytsia Region, and Prydniprovska TPP in the Dnipropetrovsk Region were damaged.

DTEK is currently assessing the damage and has begun repair work. In general, losses in the company are measured in billions of US dollars, On 14 January, they switched from targeting power plant transformers to targeting the power units. The devastation and destruction means it will be impossible to restore electricity supply with equipment from the Western partners quickly. and it will require greater investment and a longer rebuild.

As a result of the systematic damage to energy facilities, there is now a significant power deficit in the system of approximately 1.5 GW at night and up to 4.5 GW during the day. On average, six million Ukrainians are deprived of daily electricity supply. Chronic fuelk shortages mean DTEK does not now have enough capacity to provide a 24-7 power supply.

ACWA Power has announc ed plans to develop a green hydrogen facility and a green ammonia pilot project in the Republic of Uzbekistan with the country’s Ministry of Energy and Uzkimyosanoat, a state-owned chemical company. These projects are the first of their kind in the country.

The first green hydrogen project will be an integrated facility and is set to be connected to an existing ammonia plant in Chirchiq, 45 km from Tashkent.

The will generate 3,000 tonnes of green hydrogen a year once fully operational. ACWA Power is currently projecting a commissioning date of December 2024.

A second project involves the development of a 500,000 tonne green ammonia feasibility study. Since this project will reduce Uzbekistan’s dependence on natural gas by 600 million cubic metres per year, it is expected to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 1.5 million tonnes annually. The study will be concluded by the end of 2024.