All pumping stations in Mykolaiv have been equipped with generators

In Mykolaiv, all water supply and sewage pumping stations have been equipped with backup power. In the event of a power outage, the company plans to switch the facilities to generators within 30 minutes to maintain water supply and wastewater disposal.

This was reported bySuspilne.Mykolaiv, citing Vitaliy Tkachenko, chief engineer of the municipal utility “Mykolaivvodokanal.”

According to him, there remains a risk of a repeat of the 2022 situation, when the city was left without centralized water supply due to Russian attacks. At the same time, the pumping stations have been prepared for possible blackouts.

“If the power goes out, within half an hour we switch to backup power, ensuring the city’s water supply and sewage disposal,” said Tkachenko.

The new water pipeline has also been equipped with backup power systems. Its design capacity is 120,000 cubic meters of water per day. Automatic generators have been installed at the facilities, which can operate for several days in normal mode. The fuel supply for these generators is sufficient for two weeks.

According to Oleksandr Kolomiytsev, head of the Infrastructure Restoration and Development Service in the Dnipropetrovsk region, some of the new water pipeline’s equipment—which could potentially be damaged during Russian attacks—has been placed underground. Transformers are also protected. Shelters for workers have been set up at the facilities.

At the same time, work continues in Mykolaiv to replace sections of the water supply networks damaged by prolonged exposure to salt water from the Southern Bug River.

According to Tkachenko, after improving the efficiency of emergency repair crews, the number of network failures has been reduced by nearly three times. Whereas up to 10 failures were previously recorded per day, the number is now around three to four. Repair times have also been reduced: instead of ten days, breakdowns are now typically resolved within one to three days.

In the event of a complete shutdown of the city’s centralized water supply, plans have been put in place to distribute treated water via electric vehicles and operate distribution points. In total, there are 219 such distribution points in Mykolaiv, of which 214 are currently operational. Eighty-nine of these points are equipped with generators.

Андрій Колісніченко