As reported by Ukrinform with reference to сайт U-LEAD, they will also implement an energy management system there and spread the experience of using biofuel to other communal institutions and households in the region.

"The communities of the Kherson region are in a very difficult situation: part is occupied, part suffers from shelling, trying to restore the destroyed infrastructure. Importantly, that with the support of U-LEAD, the Beryslav community will be able to implement the project, which will give her hope for energy independence, will create additional jobs, will improve the environment and help economic development. Confident, that this practice of the Berislav community will become an example for others", — said the head of the regional office “U-LEAD with Europe” in the Kherson region, Oksana Silyukova.

Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine, nine months of occupation and hostilities, that took place on the territory of the Berislav community, provoked a powerful energy crisis. Destroyed high-voltage power lines, damaged gas distribution systems. Reconstruction of the infrastructure requires significant money and time. Therefore, the community decided to create an alternative to coal and gas and to use local biofuel - straw - for heating buildings.

With support “U-LEAD with Europe” the project is implemented here “Increasing the energy independence of the Beryslav city community by creating the production of fuel briquettes”, which provides for the organization of briquette production and the creation of an energy management system. A public organization received a local U-LEAD subsidy for this initiative “TAKE AND GLORY”.

The community is agrarian. After de-occupation and demining, several agricultural enterprises continue to function on its territory, which can provide supplies of significant volumes of straw.

"As part of the project, we will purchase a line for the production of fuel briquettes with the capacity of the equipment 300 kg of ready-made briquettes for 1 an hour. A trial batch of products will be used to heat one of the kindergartens in our community. А сировину придбаємо в місцевих аграріїв”, – розповіла керівниця ГО “TAKE AND GLORY” Natalia Starodubets.

На її переконання, це не лише зекономить гроші місцевого бюджету, а й стане прикладом використання доступного екологічного місцевого енергоресурсу.

Активісти планують популяризувати альтернативне паливо і проводять інформаційно-роз’яснювальні заходи для жителів громади.

Representatives of local self-government will be told about the production of briquettes and the effectiveness of their use. They will talk with farmers about the importance of processing straw into fuel and the benefits of supplying this raw material. They will also hold meetings with residents regarding the expediency of using biofuel for heating their own homes.

"Establishing briquette production will develop our community. Every year after the harvest in the fields and the Beryslav community, and a huge amount of straw remains on the territory of Beryslav district. If it is processed into fuel briquettes, high-calorie coal can be saved. in addition, own renewable energy sources can become a powerful stimulus for the development of the local economy", said Starodubets.

Straw briquettes are inexpensive, ecologically clean, caloric fuel, which meets European standards. They can be burned in large boiler rooms and small boilers, grubkah, oven. An unpleasant smell does not spread during the process, they hardly smoke, do not shoot, do not form soot and carbon monoxide.

Program for Ukraine on empowerment at the local level, accountability and development "U-LEAD with Europe» is jointly financed by the EU and its member states, Germany, Poland, Sweden, by Denmark, Estonia and Slovenia to support Ukraine on its way to strengthening local self-government. U-LEAD promotes transparent, accountable and multi-level management in Ukraine, which responds to the needs of citizens and expands the opportunities of communities.

Photo: u-lead.org.ua

SOURCE: https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-vidbudova/3716611-za-pidtrimki-ulead-gromada-z-hersonsini-vidnovlue-energeticnu-nezaleznist.html