“In the first place, we set ourselves the task of restoring our central heat supply,” Klitschko told Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform.
“The restoration of the [boiler] stations and preparation for the heating season that will start — are almost 90% ready.”
He said another priority is creating a backup system to ensure heat supply if key energy facilities are destroyed by Russian missile attacks.
On Aug. 17, Klitschko said that as of midmonth about 50% of the planned work to prepare the city for winter had been completed, and only some projects were 90% or more finished.
“Last winter, during severe cold, [Russia] deliberately struck energy and heat-generation facilities,” he said at the time.
“Preparing for the heating season, our main task is to
prepare a backup system. Kyiv’s heating system is one of the largest in Europe;
it was built over decades, and it is not possible to fundamentally change it in
such a short time.”