The decision of a Turkish company to supply electricity to Ukraine

Karpowership Trade Group Chairman Zeynep Harezi stated that they are negotiating with floating power plants to supply Ukraine with capacity of up to 400 megawatts. We can deploy ships in Romania or Moldova and supply electricity with transmission lines to Ukraine,” he said.

Harezi said that after the infrastructure problems caused by the war, Ukraine’s electricity transmission system operator Ukrenergo first received a demand for the supply of power ships.

Harezi, who also stated that he met with the Odessa Governorate, said: “The process started like Odessa, but it changed because they couldn’t insure assets going to Ukraine and they couldn’t be sure about the safety of these ships. There are electricity transmission lines between Romania, Moldova and Ukraine. We can deploy ships in Romania and Moldova and supply electricity with transmission lines to Ukraine,” he said.

“ELECTRICITY CAN BE SUPPLIED TO 1 MILLION HOUSES”

Stating that the insurance issue is removed, Harezi said: “We are negotiating a capacity of approximately 300-400 megawatts. This capacity can provide electricity to one million homes.

Noting that they can send three or four ships, Harezi said: “We can also place the ships in different ports. “Motorized ships can start supplying electricity within a month after technical, commercial and safety details are finalized,” he said.

Pointing out that Ukraine’s transmission problem, as well as the main problem is in electricity distribution, Harezi said: “Every kilowatt hour of Moldova and Romania is needed to keep certain regions of the country alive.”

‘NOBODY WANTS TO SEND ELECTRICITY TO THEIR NEIGHBOR’

Recalling that electricity prices remained high due to the energy crisis in Europe and problems in the supply chain continued, Harezi continued: “On top of this, no new electricity capacity has been added and no one wants to send electricity to his neighbors. Romania and Moldova were already the countries that wanted ships from us. Now we tell them: ‘Let’s put these ships in your country, but send your electricity to Ukraine.'”

Noting that the process is still ongoing, Harezi said: “We also inform the UN so that they can participate in the process and support coordination between countries. Supplying electricity to Ukraine via Moldova or Romania is technically possible, commercially it makes perfect sense. We currently offer electricity below Moldova’s and Romania’s electricity generation costs and the cost they receive from the European Electric Consortium. Therefore, the only obstacle to this can be political and bureaucratic, ”he said.

HIGH DEMAND FOR FLOATING ENERGY VESSELS

Harezi said that due to the energy crisis in Europe, the demand for floating power ships running on liquid fuel or natural gas had been previously received from almost all countries, and after checking the compatibility of the ships with the fields, they advanced in negotiations with the UK. , Germany, Italy and France to supply energy to ships.

Noting that the demand from the four countries is at the 2,000 megawatt level, Harezi said: “After the recent decline in electricity and natural gas prices, negotiations with European countries for the supply of power ships continue for the winter of 2023-2024”. “

Harezi explained that even if a new infrastructure project is started in Europe, it takes at least 30 months to complete it due to constraints in the supply chain, and that they are in high demand because power ships can act as a bridge in this process. . (AA)