Ukraine's New Battery Network to Ensure Power Stability

Ukraine has launched a new battery network aimed at ensuring stable electricity supply during Russian assaults. This is reported by the Wall Street Journal.
The battery systems supplied by Fluence are designed to maintain the energy grid during damage caused by attacks, the publication notes.
The program's cost is approximately $140 million, with the completion date in August.
Six facilities in Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk are already supplying electricity to the grid when other sources go offline due to shelling.
The total capacity of these secret battery parks is 200 MW, storing up to 400 MWh of electricity, which can power 600,000 households for two hours. Each unit can be replaced without affecting others.
To prevent enemy destruction of these battery parks, Ukraine keeps their locations and protective measures (such as air defense systems) confidential, the publication adds.

It’s worth noting that earlier reports indicated that "Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo" would receive 630 million from the State Budget reserve fund for constructing protective structures.
The Cabinet of Ministers has changed public procurement rules during martial law to allow "Ukrenergo" to complete protective works at substations.
On October 3, Russian forces launched the most massive attack on Ukraine's gas production infrastructure.