Ukraine and Japan cooperate to increase distributed generation capacity in preparation for winter

Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda. The parties discussed areas of bilateral cooperation to prepare Ukraine for the next heating season.

One of the key areas is Japan’s support for the development of distributed power generation.

“We are currently working to maintain generation capacity and increase its resilience to potential future attacks. Gas turbine and gas piston plants as backup capacity will help us to decentralise generation under the most difficult conditions. Japan is our reliable partner and we are grateful for their assistance in supplying gas turbines that will help ensure the stability of energy supply in a number of regions this winter,” the Minister said.

It should be noted that the implementation of the agreements between the countries on the supply of additional gas turbines to Ukraine is in the final stages. The equipment is expected to help ensure reliable power supply to a number of regions of Ukraine during the coming winter, even in the face of enemy shelling, and to increase the manoeuvrability of the system.

During the meeting, German Galushchenko thanked the Japanese side for the assistance already provided to the Ukrainian energy sector in the form of equipment and financing for necessary purchases. Ukraine has already received 12 shipments of humanitarian aid from Japan, including emergency power units and generators of various capacities.

The parties also discussed cooperation to ensure energy, nuclear and radiation safety at the global level. In particular, they discussed productive participation in the relevant working groups to implement the provisions of the Peace Formula proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

German Galushchenko stressed the importance not only of the de-occupation, demilitarisation and return of the ZNPP to full Ukrainian control, but also of the development of new mechanisms within the working groups to ensure that all states comply with the basic rules of nuclear and radiation safety.