KYIV, July 18 - A boom in the construction of new distributed generation should be expected next year, electricity deficit in winter at average temperatures is expected to be 1.5 GW, which is lower than in July of this year, says advisor to the prime minister, member of the supervisory board of Ukrenergo Yuriy Boiko.

“Only state giants Naftogaz, Ukrnafta, Ukrtransnafta, and Ukrtransgaz have launched projects with a total capacity of more than 1 GW. In addition, relatively recently there was a meeting where Oschadbank declared that only it is carrying out projects for 500 MW of flexible distributed generation. Many projects have started. I think that by the beginning of the winter period a small percentage of what has been started will be completed, but by the end of the year, the numbers may rise. My forecast is that we will see a boom in the construction of distributed generation next year,” Boiko said during the panel discussion on energy issues at the Media Center Ukraine in Kyiv on Thursday.