Lithuanian energy company Ignitis Gamyba will transfer equipment from Vilnius CHPP-3 to Ukraine, the company said in a statement.

"The energy infrastructure in war-torn Ukraine has been heavily damaged. Rebuilding it is essential to ensure that the country's vital infrastructure continues to operate properly. In response to the critical situation, Ignitis Gamyba is taking significant steps – giving away the equipment from Vilnius Third Combined Heat and Power Plant (Vilnius CHPP-3), which will help rebuild the destroyed energy infrastructure in Ukraine," the report says.

It is noted that the agreement on the provision of humanitarian aid was signed by Ignitis Gamyba and the operator of the electricity transmission system Khmelnytskoblenergo, appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers to receive and distribute humanitarian aid for the energy sector. It will ensure the distribution of equipment.

“We have signed an agreement, which allows us to increase the humanitarian aid provided by the company to war-torn Ukraine. We have chosen to transfer the equipment of Vilnius CHPP-3 for a reason. Besides the fact that it will work well within Ukraine's energy infrastructure, it also meets the needs of the transmission system operator,” says Asta Sungailienė, CEO of Ignitis Gamyba.

According to her, the activities of Vilnius CHPP-3 3, which is owned by Ignitis Gamyba, were stopped in 2015 as the costs of operations were too high and it was determined that the units don’t have a significant impact on the electricity system's stability.

“Even though the plant has been closed for nine years, we were able to preserve its equipment, which retained its full functionality. The plant, with a total heat and electrical capacity of nearly 1,000 MW, operated for over 30 years and supplied heat to around half of Vilnius. Now this equipment will contribute to the restoration of vital infrastructure in Ukraine,” says Sungailienė.

The humanitarian aid package transferred by the company includes over 300 items of the most important equipment of Vilnius CHPP-3.

“For security reasons, we cannot disclose more information about the humanitarian aid, including the names, capacity of the equipment or the power plants it will be transferred to,” notes the CEO of Ignitis Gamyba.