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Restoring the Dnipro 2 hydropower project will take years, Ukrhydroenergo said

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Restoring the Dnipro 2 hydropower project will take years, Ukrhydroenergo said

Speaking on the Suspilne television channel, Ihor Syrota, general director of Ukrhydroenergo in Ukraine, said it will take years to restore the 661 MW Dnipro 2 hydropower project after the recent bombing.

“Currently, the Dniprovska HPP is not working. Today, we cannot disassemble all the rubble, as both the floor and the walls with the crane beams leaned towards the engine room. It is necessary to dismantle the upper part of the mashzal [turbine hall] in order to get to the lower part.

“On Saturday, March 23, we held a meeting with the head of Zaporizhzhya OVA, so that emergency services specialists with equipment for dismantling the ceiling could join the liquidation of the consequences.

“Together with the relevant services, we will try to restore the bridge crossing as soon as possible.

“The situation at the Dnipro HPP dam itself is under control. There is no threat of a breakthrough. The extent of damage requires a thorough examination. However, it is already known for certain that the restoration of the station will require a lot of money and a long time.”

Per Ukrhydroenergo, on the morning of March 22, from 04:10 to 07:00, Russian rockets attacked the Dnipro hydroelectric plant in the city of Zaporizhia. Emergency services and emergency services quickly arrived at the station. The fire at the facility was contained around 8:00.

As a result of several missile strikes at the Dniprovskaya HPP, electrical equipment and hydraulic units were damaged, and a significant number of construction structures were damaged. The station is not working.

There are no victims among DniproHES employees.

Ukrhydroenergo said it was implementing all possible measures to pass water downstream of the Dnipro plant.

Hydropower plays a key role in regulating peak loads. Ukraine has lost more than 1,000 MW of regulating capacity in terms of the operation of the energy system. Compensating mechanisms will be found for energy supply to consumers. However, for the energy system today, in the situation of constant terrorist attacks on energy facilities, these are serious losses, Ukrhydroenergo said.

Discussions are under way with international partners and financial institutions to attract assistance in the restoration of Dnipro HPP.

“Ukrhydroenergo draws the attention of the international community to the need for quick decisions and decisive actions. The destruction of the Kakhovskaya HPP and the terrorist attack on the Dnipro HPP require the Russian side to be held accountable for targeted attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure,” according to a release.

Just last week, Hydro Review reported that Dnipro was one of three Ukrhydroenergo hydroelectric projects to be rehabilitated under a memorandum of understanding with the European Investment Bank.