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.

cover the problem of peak alignment and scheduling pressures, according to Seeds Potashnikov, there are both in Ukraine and in Europe ... So when we enter the first car Dnistrovskiy ГАЭС, we will be even greater export opportunities. We can give a unified European energy system is that it is so necessary - up to 350 GW (and it is only one machine) at peak time - he says .
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domestic hydropower are trying not only to European consumers ... The strategy of energy development in Ukraine for the period up to 2030 indicate that we must redouble its hydropower capacity - up to 11 million kw, - says Поташник. - In the 1960's and 1970's have been built around thousands of small hydropower plants. And now, when the issue development of alternative energy, those approximately 70 thousands of small rivers, which are in Ukraine, with the help of cheap primitive equipment could play a decisive role. example - Austria, Switzerland and several other countries. This should be priority number one. After all, if we resume all small hydropower, it would be about 600 thousand kW of additional power.

Director of the World Bank in the affairs of Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova Martin Raiser argues that the reconstruction project of the Ukrainian GES corresponds to the key strategic priorities of the bank. Indeed, in the near future will be able to help the country in economic development ... Especially for Ryser was impressed Dniprovskyi cascade hydroelectric power stations.

Dniprovskyi Cascade was one of the great engineering achievements of the twentieth century. It is our hope that through thoughtful investment in the modernization and development, will maintain its strategic importance for future generations and to help Ukraine in an efficient and ecologically balanced production of electricity - he says.

Reconstruction of hydro power plants - the joy and the domestic industry. Indeed, to the modernization of the equipment involved in such enterprises as the Kharkov Electromechanical Plant, Turboatom, Electrotyazhmash , Zaporozhgidrostal, Zaporozhye Transformer Plant and many others.

From abroad, we get only the equipment, which are not produced in Ukraine. This is part funded by the World Bank, - explains Semen Поташник.

Help

Ukrainian hydropower plants rehabilitation project began in 1995. Total investment in the first phase of the project was 70 million dollars. Following the formal completion of the first phase of reconstruction has continued to own the company.

cost of the second phase of reconstruction of hydroelectric power station Ukrgidroenergo, terms of which - 2006-2012 is estimated at nearly $ 500 million. The goal is that of 160 million dollars will be a World Bank loan (in three tranches: 60 million dollars and another two for $ 50 million), while the other company wants to attract funds through the National Electricity Regulatory Commission tariff supplements to leaveUkrgidroenergo electricity in the wholesale market.

Cabinet Order number 113 of 1 March 2006 approved a feasibility study for the second stage of reconstruction of hydroelectric power station Ukrgidroenergo. In accordance with the feasibility study, subject to the reconstruction of 66 hydropower, and the estimated cost of the work amounted to 2.433 billion hryvnia.

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