Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman has stated that Ukraine plans to boost generating capacities of its nuclear and hydroelectric power plants.
”I would like to emphasize that we will increase nuclear energy and hydropower generation capacities. This task belongs to the scope of our national security,” the prime minister said at a government meeting.
As UNIAN reported earlier, on July 13, 2016 the Cabinet of Ministers approved a program to support the development of hydropower generation in Ukraine until 2026. The program provides for that the share of hydropower generation in the country`s energy system should be doubled – to 15.5%, and generation capacities increased by 3,500 MW (current generating capacity of HPPs is about 5,000 MW). In this regard, state-owned company Ukrhydroenergo plans to invest about UAH 90 billion to reach the objective.
In January 2016, the Ukrainian Energy Ministry addressed state companies Energoatom and Ukrenergo with a request to analyze the feasibility of building two new power units at Khmelnytskiy nuclear power plant. In early August, Energy Minister Ihor Nasalyk said that in October his ministry planned to present a program to investors concerning the completion of power units No. 3 and No. 4 at Khmelnytskiy NPP, with the aim of enhancing generating capacity of the plant.
