KMDA defends Teremky heating-route choice, cites 10‑month outage risk

KMDA defends Teremky heating-route choice, cites 10‑month outage risk AI

Kyiv City State Administration said on 25 September it selected a route for a reserve heating pipeline in Teremky that costs 280 million UAH versus a Prospekt Hlushkova option at 306 million UAH. Officials say alternative routing would require rerouting existing networks and could force up to 10 months of heating shutdowns for many buildings. The route decision affects Teremky residents already protesting tree felling and aims to avoid prolonged winter disconnections and higher municipal costs.

Kyiv authorities have explained why they did not adopt an alternate route for a reserve heat pipeline serving Teremky-1 and Teremky-2. Dmitro Naumenko, head of the city’s Department of Housing and Communal Infrastructure, told media the Teremkivska Street option costs about 280 million UAH, while a route along Prospekt Hlushkova would reach roughly 306 million UAH. Officials argue the cheaper route also avoids extensive additional work that would require disconnecting many homes from heat for about 10 months.

The pipeline project is part of Kyiv’s resilience plan and will provide a backup heat source to more than 180 residential buildings (about 53,000 residents), three hospitals and roughly 20 schools and kindergartens. Work paused for roughly one and a half months for public consultations and project adjustments; those changes reportedly preserved over 200 trees. Kyivteploenergo resumed laying the pipeline in late September to complete work before the cold season. The administration’s comments were reported by KP.ua citing Left Bank and statements from KMDA officials.

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