Valentyn Gvozdiy: Ukrhydroenergo suffered more than 140 russian missile strikes, the occupiers blew up Kakhovka HPP 

This was announced by Valentyn Gvozdiy, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Ukrhydroenergo, during a meeting of the OSCE Economic and Environmental Committee, which was dedicated to the topic “The importance of capacity building and risk-based decision-making to strengthen disaster risk prevention and management”

The destruction of the Kakhovka HPP resulted in the loss of 335 MW of renewable energy capacity and a deterioration in the water supply in the region. In particular, 94% of irrigation systems in the Kherson region, 74% in the Zaporizhzhia region and 30% in the Dnipro region were lost. The total loss amounts to 18 billion cubic metres of water, equivalent to two years of water supply for Ukraine.

Valentyn Gvozdiy also noted that the total damage from the missile strikes exceeds several billion dollars. Despite this large-scale destruction, Ukrhydroenergo continues to ensure the stability of the Ukrainian power system.

Gvozdiy stressed the importance of protecting energy facilities in times of war. He explained that the company is forced to change its development plans and focus on strengthening infrastructure security, using the experience of South Korea and Japan, which also faced aggression from neighbouring countries. 

“We are doing everything possible to protect our facilities, and this experience will be invaluable in the future”, he concluded.