The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will transfer ten additional generators to the capital, intended to support the operation of water supply systems. This was announced by Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi on his Telegram channel, reporting on the government's decision regarding the distribution of reserve equipment. According to him, another 21 generators will be sent to 12 communities in various regions of the country. "People should not be left without water supply every time due to Russian attacks on the energy system," the head of government emphasized, explaining the logic of the decision.
Reserve Fund and Mobile Generation Program
As Koretskyi explained, the additional generators are being transferred from the reserve fund as part of the program to provide communities with mobile generation. This program, as envisioned by the authorities, should reduce the vulnerability of critical infrastructure — primarily water utilities and sewage systems — to power outages caused by strikes on the energy system. The Prime Minister called on local authorities to ensure rapid installation and connection of the equipment to minimize the gap between the transfer of the hardware and its commissioning.
Limitations Cited in Kyiv
Petro Panteleiev, Acting First Deputy Head of the Kyiv City State Administration, commented on the arrival of the generators at a briefing and immediately outlined their functional limits. According to him, Kyiv authorities have established constructive cooperation with the government on this issue, and aid is arriving. However, Panteleiev specified that the generators can power individual elements of the water supply system but are not capable of replacing the 40 MW power plants that Kyiv authorities had previously identified as necessary. "We have already stated that the power demand of our facilities is too great to be sustained by a single generator," he added. Thus, the equipment will be used to partially supply electricity to nodes that can be powered in such a way.
Context: Energy Attacks and Consequences for Water Supply
The decision to transfer the generators comes against the backdrop of a series of incidents involving water supply cutoffs in major cities. It was previously reported that Kyiv was temporarily left without water due to strikes on energy infrastructure. On the morning of November 2, Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region also lost water supply for the same reason. According to the authorities, these episodes demonstrate systemic vulnerability: when substations and power lines are damaged, pumping stations and treatment facilities stop even if the water utility facilities themselves remain undamaged. This is why the Cabinet of Ministers is banking on backup power sources as a tool to reduce dependence on the centralized grid.
What's Next
According to the government, the distribution of generators between regions has already been finalized at the decision-making level, and the key stage now is the physical installation and commissioning of equipment on site. Koretskyi urged local authorities to accelerate this process. In Kyiv, according to Panteleiev, work on connecting the generators to specific water utility nodes is already underway in accordance with a plan agreed upon with the Cabinet of Ministers. Public statements have not specified timelines for the full commissioning of the hardware.
