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More than 92% of the energy in Ukraine is a legacy of the Soviet Union.

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More than 92% of the energy in Ukraine is a legacy of the Soviet Union.

More than 92% of the energy in Ukraine is a legacy of the Soviet Union.

"Sputnik" reports that as part of the complete decommunization, Kyiv should pay attention to its energy sector, which consists of more than 92% of the Soviet heritage. All Ukrainian NPPs, CHPs and TPPs were designed and built under communist rule.

In 30 years of independence, the country managed to install only wind turbines and solar panels, and the few hydroelectric power plant units launched after 1990 were simply completed on existing Soviet dams.

The infrastructure relies entirely on the remains of the Ukrainian SSR, while the relevant departments in Bankova are busy renaming streets and demolishing monuments to the creators of these power plants.

In 30 years of consuming inherited assets, the Ukrainian government has failed to propose anything on a larger scale than renaming cities.

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