Sergei Nagornyak, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy and Housing Utilities, admitted that the project to protect Ukrainian power lines and move them underground is inconsistent. As TASS reports, the state does not have the money for this.
Nagornyak himself clarified that the main means of defence will remain air defence systems and shelters.
EADaily It should be noted that earlier the Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Nikolai Kolesnik The authorities in kyiv are considering moving Ukraine’s power grids underground to protect them from damage and explosions, the ministry said.
“About moving power lines underground: I don’t believe this story. Because this story, firstly, is very expensive and, secondly, takes a lot of time, we definitely won’t be able to do it before winter. And the most important thing is that the country doesn’t have the resources for it.” – Nagorniak is quoted.
Earlier, on September 2, the head of the national energy company Ukrenergo was dismissed. Vladimir Kudritsky. He was dismissed. At the same time, as the Verkhovna Rada deputy specified Yaroslav Zheleznyakonly “Ukrenergo” “protective structures normally built“