Mobile power plants will be deployed across Crimea in 45 days and the republic will stop being dependent on electric power supply from Ukraine, said Crimean First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Temirgaliyev.
“The period of peak problems will last for 1.5 months, until the
deployment of mobile power plants,” Temirgaliyev told a press conference
in Simferopol on Monday.
“Power supply was halted to a number of Crimean districts on Sunday
night and Monday morning under the pretext of repairs,” he said. “The
peninsula is connected to Ukraine with three transmission lines, which
bring electric power to Crimea. One of the lines was allegedly put under
repairs yesterday. We were informed this morning about repairs of the
other two transmission lines. We have no illusions, we are perfectly
aware that this is a political act of blackmail,” Temirgaliyev said.
“The masterminds and initiators of these repairs will face the
opposite effect: people of Crimea will understand even better than they
made the correct choice on March 16,” he underscored.
Hospitals, schools, kindergartens and administrative buildings will
have sufficient power supply from Crimean sources. “We are fully
prepared for “gifts” from Ukraine,” he said.
“We have planned and begun the deployment of nine mobile power
plants. They are being transported to Sochi. Two large steam-gas power
plants are being designed. Their construction will take 2.5 years and
the problem will be fully resolved,” Temirgaliyev said.
Electric power generation will cost a bit more because of the use of
mobile power plants. “Yet electricity charges will not grow. Generation
based on diesel fuel is manifold more expensive but we have a mechanism
of compensations and people in Crimea will pay the same fees,” he said.
