Mykolaiv will not be able to complete installation of new boiler houses for ₴1.1bn before the heating season

Vitalii Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration, and Liliya Pashynna, head of the Congress of Regional Authorities under the President of Ukraine. Photo: NikVesti

Mykolaiv will not have time to complete the project to build block-modular boiler houses, for which the government has allocated 1.1 billion hryvnias, before the start of the heating season.

This was announced by Vitalii Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration, during a briefing after a meeting of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities on 7 October, NikVesti reports.

In particular, the purchase of 18 block-modular boiler houses with a total capacity of more than 70 megawatts is planned. This will allow for backup heating in case of damage to the thermal power plant. Vitalii noted that several boilers have already been delivered to Mykolaiv and are scheduled to be connected next month

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«Several (boilers) have already arrived. Now the city has allocated funds for the construction of the foundations and now the issue is to pay for the networks. The equipment is now going to Mykolaiv», said Vitalii Kim.

According to him, they will not have time to complete the installation of all the facilities before the start of the heating season.

«This is a difficult process given the timing of the funds allocation. We are late for the start of the heating season. Nevertheless, some of these modular boiler houses will be installed on time, so we will catch up with our schedule», said Vitalii Kim.

In addition, the head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration noted that the start of the heating season in Mykolaiv is to be postponed and the heating will be launched later. This is explained as a cost-saving measure.

In June, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine allocated 1.1 billion hryvnias to prepare Mykolaiv for the next heating season. The city plans to install new boiler houses to replace the damaged CHP plant. This includes the purchase of 18 modular boiler houses with a total capacity of over 70 megawatts. According to the Prime Minister, this will ensure heat in the homes of the townspeople during the coming winter.

As of 4 September, it became known that «Mykolaivoblteploenergo» will receive 15 cogeneration units with a total capacity of 27.5 MW as part of a World Bank project. In total, the World Bank will provide $116 million to restore heating systems and maintain energy resilience in seven cities whose critical infrastructure has been damaged by Russian attacks.

As you know, on the night of 16 February this year, Russian troops attacked Mykolaiv with drones, damaging a critical infrastructure facility.

It was also reported that a modern cogeneration complex based on gas piston units with a capacity of up to 80 MW is planned to be built at Mykolaiv CHP. The new equipment is expected to reduce heat costs.