“The Lithuanian government has allocated 5 million euros for the installation of solar power plants in Ukraine after Vilnius approved a program to support the country’s energy sector.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
The Lithuanian government has allocated 5 million euros for the installation of solar power plants in Ukraine after Vilnius approved a program to support the country’s energy sector. “European Truth” writes about this, reports LRT. Equipment for solar power plants must be reliable and protected from cyberattacks, and therefore must be European-made, Rasa Kairiene, head of the development cooperation department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, said on Wednesday. “When choosing solar power plants, we must ensure the reliability of the equipment that will be installed and aspects of cyber security, so as not to create additional dependencies for Ukraine. Advertisement: Therefore, in the procurement process, we will try to include this requirement that the equipment must be of EU or European economy origin “, – she told ministers on Wednesday.Advertisement: Ukraine’s energy capacity has more than halved since Russia’s large-scale invasion began in February 2022, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lithuania’s total support to Ukraine will reach 1.45 billion euros by the end of this year, the country’s Foreign Ministry said. The day before, it became known that the Federal Ministry of Economy of Germany provides another 65 million euros for the repair of the Ukrainian energy infrastructure. During her visit to Kyiv on November 4, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Annalena Berbok, announced the allocation of 200 million euros of additional winter aid for Ukraine.