Compared to October 9, 55–70% of Key Elements of the High-Voltage Lines Equipment Were Destroyed or Damaged — Oleksandr Kharchenko

What part of the Ukrainian electricity grid and infrastructure cannot be restored or replaced in the near future compared to the October 9 situation? Oleksandr Kharchenko, Director at the Energy Industry Research Center, answered this question during the briefing in the Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform.

“This is a complicated question that is really difficult to answer. Looking at it in two aspects, for example, high-voltage lines are very seriously damaged. What is beyond the front line, such as low-voltage lines, they are not very badly damaged, they are in good condition. In terms of high-voltage lines, we have lost about 55–70% of key elements of equipment. They are damaged or destroyed. This is a problem that concerns the electricity transmission,” Oleksandr Kharchenko explained.

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