Switzerland approves €35m energy aid package for Ukraine
The Swiss government has approved an energy aid package for Ukraine worth 32 million Swiss francs (€35 million), which includes generators and power modules.
Source: the Swiss government, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The Swiss Federal Council will supply 80 generators of various capacities and 18 gas-powered power modules at the request of the Ukrainian government.
The package also covers additional equipment and transport costs. The power modules will be connected to district heating systems in four major cities particularly affected by the energy crisis.
Some of the generators from Swiss companies have been handed over to Ukraine's Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories, which will use them as needed. Other generators and mobile heaters will be provided to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
The first batch of energy aid is being prepared and is expected to be delivered as soon as possible, the government said.
Background:
- On 10 February, Moldova's Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu announced a humanitarian aid shipment including electricity generators and fire engines.
- On the same day, the Netherlands announced an additional contribution to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.
- On 5 February, a shipment of 177 generators from the European Union arrived in Kyiv.
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