Podilsk boiler houses were forced to switch to generators

Residents of the city of Podilsk in Odesa Oblast complained to Intent that their homes suddenly lost heat supply.

As Anatoliy Korchovoy, Deputy Mayor of Podilsk, explained to Intent, the problem did occur for a short time, but has now been temporarily resolved with the help of generators.

"We, like the rest of Ukraine, are now suffering from power supply problems. We don't have our own power plant, we are powered by the regional grid. Due to the damage to the grid, the boiler houses stopped working, but now we have connected them to diesel generators and will be running on generators until the power grid is repaired. As soon as the power is repaired, we will return to normal power supply," he explained.

The deputy mayor noted that all critical infrastructure facilities are receiving heat.

Intent asked DTEK Odesa Power Grids for a comment, but so far they have not commented on the situation.

Meanwhile, neighboring Moldova has announced its intention to declare a state of emergency in the energy sector - Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean announced the dismissal of Energy Minister Victor Parlikov. It is noted that his resignation is explained by managerial mistakes that led to a critical situation. The Moldovan Prime Minister also warned of the possibility of partial or complete cessation of energy supplies.

On November 18, commenting on the situation with energy supply, the head of the Odesa State Administration, Oleh Kiper, said that Odesa region had asked Transnistria for help in providing electricity, but they refused.

As the ODA explained to Intent, it was the power companies that approached Transnistria, not the regional administration. So Intent turned to the electricity distribution operator DTEK Odesa Power Grids, which explained that it only transports electricity from Ukrenergo's high-voltage substations to customers' homes and has no authority to negotiate electricity exports or imports. They were advised to contact NPC Ukrenergo. NPC Ukrenergo informed the publication that they could not provide any comments on the situation with energy supply because the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine recommended that energy companies refrain from commenting.

Кирило Бойко