State company Ukrhydroenergo is set to rebuild the Kakhovka HPP, with a five-year timeline.

The company is preparing to restore the Kakhovka HPP, which was damaged by Russian forces on June 6 2023, immediately following the recapture of the territory, as stated by company head Bohdan Sukhetsky. The undermining of the HPP is causing Ukrhydroenergo to lose ₴6-8B in annual revenue. The station’s destruction has led to halted shipping, a water supply shortage, and diminished balancing capacity in the Ukrainian energy system. Sukhetsky indicated that full restoration of the HPP will take about five years, with reservoir filling requiring up to an additional two years.

Meanwhile, scientists conducting a comprehensive study on the aftermath of the Kakhovka HPP’s destruction concluded that while the reservoir cannot be fully replaced, restoration is essential. The reservoir’s drainage, combined with climate change, has made agriculture in southern Ukraine more difficult. The region’s total water demand surpasses 1.2 billion cubic meters annually.

In response to these challenges, the EU has allocated €30M to rehabilitate Kryvyi Rih’s water supply system, which depended on the Kakhovka reservoir.