Powerships are multifuel floating power plants that connect directly to a country’s electricity grid within 30 days
JSC Energy Company of Ukraine (ECU) has signed an MoU with Turkey’s Karpowership to fast track the use of floating power stations to alleviate the nation’s energy crisis.
The Ukrainian state-owned trader will collaborate with Karpowership to develop and finance 500MW of capacity, enough to power over 1 million households.
The agreement aims at the deployment of Karpowership’s floating power stations known as Powerships.
The Powerships can connect directly to a country’s electricity grid within 30 days, leveraging existing infrastructure, and can operate on either liquefied natural gas, low sulphur fuel oil or biodiesel.
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”Ukraine’s energy system has suffered 12 massive Russian attacks, resulting in damage to its power generation infrastructure and electricity shortages,”said ECU chief executive officer Vitaly Butenko.
“While the war continues, building new power units to recover lost or damaged generation capacity is not a feasible option and we need to look for innovative solutions to the current crisis.”
”Karpowership technology allows for rapid deployment of new power generation capacity which will be transferred to the Ukrainian grid.
“We believe this can create a regional paradigm shift for solving Ukraine’s energy crisis while the nation’s infrastructure is being subjected to Russian attacks,” Butenko added.
ECU is currently assessing the viability of mooring the ships offshore Moldova and Romania, with electricity connecting to Ukraine’s grid via transmission lines.
Both parties will meet regularly and work to secure the necessary permissions and approvals for the project.
Attacks on power plants
Targeted attacks on hydroelectric, thermal and nuclear power plants, as well as on the grid have left many of the country’s citizens without power for long periods.
Reports published Friday 27 January state that emergency power outages were imposed in some regions, and Ukraine’s state energy operator warned the latest barrage of strikes resulted in “substantial damage” to the power grid.
