Ukrhydroenergo’s Director General, Bogdan Sukhetskyi, discussed the prospects for the recovery of the hydropower sector with the Czech partners and signed the Memorandum of Cooperation
On the 11th of November, the Ukrainian-Czech Business Forum was held in the town of Netishyn. This event was attended by high-level representatives of both countries, including the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Karel Havlíček, and the First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Energy of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal.
During the event, the representatives of Ukrainian and Czech businesses discussed the prospects for bilateral partnership, including opportunities for cooperation amid the ongoing full-scale war, the modernization of energy infrastructure, the expansion of Ukrainian-Czech cooperation in the energy sector, and the recovery of the Ukrainian economy.
Ukrhydroenergo’s Director General, Bogdan Sukhetskyi, presented the company’s experience in ensuring the resilience of hydropower infrastructure during numerous russian drone and missile attacks. As the company’s key priorities, he pointed out employee safety, the protection of hydropower facilities, and recovery.
During his presentation, Bogdan Sukhetskyi also briefed the Czech partners on development prospects of Ukrhydroenergo and informed of its priority projects.
A key outcome of the above business forum was the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation between Ukrhydroenergo and the Czech company, Litostroj International Group. The document was signed by Ukrhydroenergo’s Director General, Bogdan Sukhetskyi, and the CEO of Litostroj International Group, Václav Černý, in the presence of the First Deputy Prime Ministers of Ukraine and the Czech Republic, Denys Shmyhal and Karel Havlíček. The agreement between the parties provides for the exchange of expertise and support in the reconstruction, as well as the construction and maintenance of existing and future hydropower facilities in Ukraine.
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Litostroj International Group is an international industrial group of companies, specializing in the design, development, manufacture, and modernization of equipment for hydro power plants.