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Germany to provide Ukraine with special equipment to restore energy infrastructure – photo

Thursday, 20 June 2024, 17:16

Ukraine received a new batch of special equipment provided by Germany to help reconstruct its energy infrastructure.

Source: press service of Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Ukrainian power technicians were given two Mercedes-Benz Arocs vehicles equipped with a loader crane for work on power grids.

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It is one of 16 units of special equipment worth €2.3 million purchased through the Ukrainian-German Energy Partnership and a fundraising and procurement initiative led by the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ).

A portion of the automobiles has already been transported to Ukraine, assisting power engineers in Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Ternopil oblasts.

 
Mercedes-Benz Arocs vehicles equipped with a loader crane for work on power grids.
Photo: Ukraine’s Energy Ministry

The remaining vehicles will be given to system operators in Zaporizhzhia and Cherkasy oblasts, with additional equipment sent to Kharkiv and Mykolaiv oblasts.

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Previously, it was announced that the Lithuanian company Litgrid would deliver autotransformers and other equipment to Ukraine for more than €4 million.

Estonia will contribute €400,000 to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.

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