03.02.2026
On February 3, Energy Club held an expert discussion titled “The Future of Thermal Energy: Between Decentralization and Reality.”
Amid constant threats to the energy infrastructure, leading experts, government officials, and business representatives gathered to discuss a new heat supply strategy and find a balance between centralized generation and decentralized solutions.
Here are the key insights from the event speaker.
Closing the discussion, the speaker drew attention to environmental aspects and the “talent hunger” in the industry.
“Gas generators have high noise levels, which has already caused issues—for example, in Bucha, where residents blocked construction. This must be taken into account.
Another crucial point is the shortage of service technicians. There are only a handful of people in Ukraine capable of performing the commissioning of such complex equipment, and their training takes years. Even now, we must consider the possibility of retrofitting these units for biogas in the future.”
