hydropower potential of the Ukrainian significantly underestimated, confident direction of domestic hydropower plants (HPP). As the argument of the state joint-stock company, which combines the biggest domestic hydroelectric power station, Ukrgidroenergo - the first results of the so-called rehabilitation project, which is being implemented with financial support from the World Bank.

main objectives of the Project are to improve reliability, efficiency, safety and improving environmental standards HES. In particular, the latter will be done by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, setting rotor turbines, which do not pollute the environment, as well as vytoka lubricants in the Dnieper and the Dniester.

Upgrading the equipment will significantly improve the ecological situation in the Dnipro River. This is a 100-percent evaluation experts from the World Bank, - argues the head of the Energy Program World Bank for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova Dejan Ostoich.

In addition, according to experts' Ukrgidroenergo The project should help to increase the installed capacity and the Dnieper HPPs Dnestrovsky cascades at 300-400 MW and the amount of electricity produced by approximately 500 GW-year. And those volumes are equivalent to the construction of a new strong power.

This volume, which is before the start of rehabilitation had all Kyivska HPS. So we are building a new hydroelectric power station, - says Director General of the state joint-stock company Semen Поташник. According to him, should give more power and Dnistrovskiy ГАЭС, which now dostraivaetsya.

This is the largest in Europe, I would even say that the largest pumping plant in the world, - notes Поташник. Soon, he says, is planned to launch the first machine of this unique facility.

From an economic point of view, the project is extremely beneficial, hydropower note. He is successful, I would even say that fast. And we have no doubt that the second phase of the project will be completed in full, - said Semen Поташник.

A work still missing ... Thus, according to Potashnikov, in the second stage should be completely finished the reconstruction of Kiev, and Kakhovka Dneprodzerzhinskoe GES, as well as the oldest station - Dnepr-1.

In this faith - in the near future we expect to sign a contract with the World Bank for additional funding in thesecond phase of the Project in the amount of $ 60 million. In this document, there were only formalities. And after it is signed, we will deal with Dnieper HPP-2. There, a huge amount of work - adds Semen Поташник. - It is about investing in a sector that can provide the maximum economic effect. Countries that have the maximum opportunity for development of hydropower - the richest country. After all, they say, hydropower - the cheapest, is now pressing problems with fuel resources. And in the end - it was clean ...

But why so much investment in increasing the potential production of electricity, if the country today - the surplus? Saltwort sure that the surplus will be only in times of crisis. Since it is the demand for energy will only increase. And in this situation, Ukraine could play a role in the energy of life in Europe, hinted at the experts' Ukrgidroenergo.

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