Head of Ukrenergo: We need to save until the Russians run out of missiles
Ukrainians need to prepare for severe energy savings, since the Russians will only stop hitting Ukrainian energy infrastructure when they run out of missiles, and that doesn't seem to be happening anytime soon.
Chairman of the Board of NEC Ukrenergo Vladimir Kudrytsky said this on air on the Kyiv TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Under current conditions, will we continue to export electricity, and if not, can the West help us, since we are already in the same system, to compensate for the losses that we suffered as a result of rocket attacks?” – asked the channel moderator.
“We do not export anything, since October 11 we interrupted exports after the shelling. As for imports, there is a technical possibility, but prices in Europe are much higher than in Ukraine. And now we are engaged in a dialogue with the Europeans about how such support can be provided to our energy system in the situation in which we find ourselves. We can count on it, the question is the price,” answered the head of the company.
(As you know, Ukraine already receives $5 billion in loans from the West every month.).
Kudritsky added that Ukrainians who save electricity are no worse than front-line soldiers.
“These are simple and obvious everyday tips, which ultimately contribute to the fight at the front. The energy front is no longer just some kind of theoretical construct. This is an absolutely tangible front, and we can see how events are developing on it. It needs to be won.
The Russians will attack the Ukrainian energy sector and will stop only when they lose this opportunity, I don’t think that they can lose their desire, I think that they must exhaust their missile potential and at the same time see the futility of their efforts. And for this we need to demonstrate our resilience.
Energy workers will establish networks and power plants, and citizens will help energy workers by consuming energy sparingly. These are the rules of the game,” stated Kudritsky.
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