The official equipment transfer from the Vilnius TPP-3 was supposed to take place on July 15 after the signing of the agreement on humanitarian aid between Ignitis Gamyba and Khmelnitskoblenergo, which will ensure the equipment distrubution.
"We signed an agreement that will allow us to increase the humanitarian aid provided by the company to war-affected Ukraine," said the company's CEO Asta Sungailiene.
"It was not by chance that we decided to hand over the Vilnius TPP-3 equipment. Apart from the fact that it will work well in Ukraine's energy infrastructure, it also meets the needs of the transmission system operator."
The operation of the Vilnius TPP-3 was stopped in 2015 due to high operating costs and a minor impact on the power system stability, Ignitis Gamyba said. At the same time, the equipment of the station, which has been in operation for more than 30 years, has retained its functionality. The humanitarian cargo includes more than 300 pieces of equipment from Vilnius TPP-3. The time of delivery of the equipment and its integration into the energy infrastructure of Ukraine are of the greatest value.
“For security reasons, we cannot release more information about the humanitarian aid, including the names, capacity of the equipment or the power plants to which it will be transferred," Sungailiene said.
"However, it is important to note that the earliest possible delivery and connection of the equipment to the Ukrainian power system should be a priority in this critical period."
Power outage schedules in Ukraine
Russia has carried out eight missile and drone attacks on the Ukrainian energy system since March 22. Ukrainian power plants cannot produce the same amount of electricity as before the attacks due to damage, Ukrenergo said.
Controlled emergency blackouts have been introduced in all Ukraine's oblasts due to a significant shortage of electricity since May 14.
All large thermal and hydropower plants in Ukraine were damaged due to Russian shelling, Ukrenergo said on May 20.
Ukrenergo urged consumers to move the use of powerful electrical appliances to daytime hours — from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Russia destroyed 50% of Ukraine's power generation capacity, 73% of large TPPs are not working due to severe damage and destruction, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said.
The situation is much worse than in 2022-2023, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said.
The electricity situation will improve in August after planned repairs of Ukrainian nuclear power plants' units are over, and weather changes, Ukrenergo head Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said in early July.