To restore heating, cogeneration units and modular boilers need to be installed.
The authorities in Kyiv must actively work on the distribution of heat and electricity production on the left bank of the city right now. This was stated to the publication "Telegraph" by the former head of "Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine" Serhiy Makohon.
"Kyiv's experience shows that decentralization is the right direction. The right bank of the city is supplied with heat because it is heated not by one centralized CHP plant, but by hundreds of small heat and power plants located throughout the area," Makohon notes.
In his opinion, to restore heating, cogeneration units and modular boilers need to be installed. At the same time, cogeneration units produce electricity and heat – they are more expensive, noisy, and require quality maintenance.
Modular boilers produce only heat. They are dozens of times cheaper and easier to use. Such boilers can be installed right in the yards because they are silent, says Makohon.
"The city authorities simply need to make a decision and start implementing it. It is necessary to plan where to install the cogenerator and where to install the modular boiler. I don’t know if everything can be done before next winter, but at some point, something specific needs to be done. Both modular district boilers and cogenerators are successfully operating in Kyiv and other cities," the specialist emphasizes.
According to Makohon’s calculations, to provide heating for 1,000 houses, 50 modular boilers are needed, and this will cost no more than 100 million dollars, which is quite manageable for Kyiv.
Regarding the possibility of restoring the destroyed CHP plants, the specialist expresses skepticism.
"The fact that more than 1,000 houses remain without heating indicates significant destruction. I think it will be difficult to restore them by spring. Therefore, we need to think about next winter, or even several winters ahead," says Makohon.
At the same time, even if restored, the facilities will be vulnerable to enemy attacks.
"There is a huge risk that the situation will repeat – the Russians will again destroy the station, and people will be left without heat. We need to stop talking and actually take decisive steps towards decentralizing heating and electricity generation," Makohon concluded.
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