An autonomous heating system is being installed in Mykolaiv

In Mykolaiv's Korabelnyi district, residential buildings are being equipped with backup power for individual heating stations so that residents can receive stable heat even during power outages.

This was reported by the Mykolaiv City Council.

The project involves installing inverters and batteries for individual heating stations in residential buildings. The equipment for Mykolaivoblteploenergo was provided by DanChurchAid and Norwegian Church Aid with financial support from NORAD, EU FPI, Danida, and the Korsholm Family.

So far, the company has received 43 sets of inverters and batteries. Of these, 34 have already been installed, and nine more are planned to be installed in the near future. Such installations allow the heating stations to operate autonomously for 15-20 hours without electricity.

Photo: Mykolaiv City Council

According to Mykola Logvinov, First Deputy Mayor of Mykolaiv, the use of inverters and batteries is much more efficient than generators, which require high costs and constant maintenance.

There are currently 92 individual heating stations in the Korabelny district. By the start of the new heating season, international partners promise to provide equipment to equip all the individual heating stations with backup power.

The city council notes that the modernization of the district has been ongoing since 2017. In the long run, this will create a so-called "energy island" where houses will be able to receive stable heat even in the absence of centralized power supply.

Recently, a new regime of power outages was introduced in Mykolaiv district of Mykolaiv region due to limited grid capacity.

As a reminder, on the morning of April 16, Russian troops attacked the energy infrastructure of Mykolaiv region, which led to large-scale power outages.

Earlier, Intent wrote that on March 18, hourly blackouts were introduced in Mykolaiv amid an emergency in the power system.

The morning attack of Russian troops on Mykolaiv on February 22 damaged energy infrastructure facilities. The occupiers used Shahed attack drones, which led to large-scale blackouts in the city.

Андрій Колісніченко