It will take at least two months to restore Darnytsia CHPP – Klitschko
It will take at least two months to restore the Darnytsia combined heat and power plant (CHPP), which suffered from a series of enemy attacks and provided heat to houses in Darnytsky and Dniprovsky districts, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said following an assessment by specialists of the damages.
"Specialists have examined the nature of the damage, including equipment at a critical infrastructure facility that was one of the enemy’s targets during the attack on the capital on February 3. This concerns the Darnytsia combined heat and power plant... The specialists’ conclusions indicate that the facility sustained critical damage, and it will take at least two months to restore its systems and equipment – provided there are no further devastating strikes by the enemy," Mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on his Telegram channel Thursday.
He noted that the plant provided heating to parts of Darnytsky and Dniprovsky districts – serving more than 1,100 apartment buildings. On the morning of February 3, water was drained from the heating systems in these buildings to prevent freezing.
According to Klitschko, the city has set up additional heating support points in schools within affected neighborhoods. Additional points connected to mobile boilers, where residents can stay both day and night, include five in Darnytsky district and four in Dniprovsky district, in addition to those already in operation.
The State Emergency Service is also setting up 36 additional heating points in Darnytsky and 27 in Dniprovsky district. Addresses for all heating points are available on the official resources of the district administrations, city government, and State Emergency Service, including: https://kyivcity.gov.ua/bezpeka_ta_pravoporiadok/blekaut/punkti_obigrivu_scho_rozgornuti_u_stolitsi/.