On 9 October, the state unblocked payments for certain projects under Kyiv’s Resilience Plan. These include backup heat supply, the construction of cogeneration plants, and uninterrupted power supply for water utility facilities.
The projects were halted at the stage of active implementation, including the transportation of equipment from abroad. This was reported by the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA).
“Today, the state unblocked payments for certain projects under Kyiv’s Energy Resilience Plan. This is an extremely important step. The freezing of payments has had a negative impact on the pace of implementation of critically important infrastructure projects that were due to be completed by the end of the year,” the statement said.
The KCSA added that the Resilience Plan provides for the construction of 1,600 megawatts of backup heat supply and 40 MW of backup power for water utility facilities.
“These are dozens of facilities,” the KCSA added.
- Yesterday, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said that the city had faced a shortage of funds to implement the Resilience Plan. This includes funding for the creation of a backup heat supply system, which is meant to operate in the event that centralised heating is destroyed. Work on creating it was planned to be completed by the end of the year.
- Today, the President accused the Kyiv authorities of having taken almost no steps to implement the Resilience Plan.
- In September, the government halted spending due to a lack of funds in the budget. The state did not receive external financing in full because it failed to deliver on promises made to partners. The Verkhovna Rada, which has not held a single plenary sitting since 17 September, plans to vote on the key bills for partners next week.