Lithuania allocates €5 million for solar power plants in Ukraine
www.pravda.com.ua
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:19:15 +0200
The Lithuanian government has allocated 5 million to install solar power plants in Ukraine after Vilnius approved a programme to support the countrys energy sector.
Source Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT, as reported by European Pravda Details Rasa Kairien, head of the Development Cooperation Department at the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry, stated on Wednesday that equipment for solar power plants must be reliable and safeguarded against cyber attacks and, therefore, should be of European production.
When selecting solar power plants, we have to ensure the reliability of the equipment to be installed and the cyber security aspects so as not to create additional dependencies for Ukraine.
So, during the procurement process, we will try to include this requirement that the equipment needs to be originally from the EU or the European economy, she told Lithuanian ministers on Wednesday.
Lithuanias Foreign Ministry reported that Ukraines energy capacity has been cut by more than half since Russias fullscale invasion began in February 2022.
Lithuanias total support for Ukraine will have reached 1.45 billion by the end of this year, the Foreign Ministry said.
Background Reports indicated that Germanys Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action was allocating another 65 million to repair Ukraines energy infrastructure.
During her visit to Kyiv on 4 November, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced the allocation of 200 million in additional winter aid for Ukraine.
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