With help from the EU, the city of Kreminna in the Luhansk region, Ukraine, has been undergoing various types of infrastructure and energy modernisation including the installation of 50 km of new water pipes, reconstruction of the pump station and energy-efficient upgrades to a kindergarten. These are only some of the development activities implemented with the EU’s support.

‘Improving access to water for the Kreminna community victimised by the armed conflict’ received one of the largest grants. The project’s total cost is UAH 53,432, of which UAH 48,343 is from the EU and the rest was provided by the city council. Within the project, 49.7 km of water supply pipelines (with a maximum pipe diameter of 400 mm) were replaced, 131 water wells were repaired, 32 hydrants were installed and a pumping station was reconstructed.

Another important project implemented with EU support, in close cooperation with the international corporation NEFCO, is the modernisation of Swallow Kindergarten. NEFCO has allocated UAH 5,580 for an energy saving project, which has resulted in the kindergarten’s façade being insulated, the roofing installed and the boiler plant being reconstructed.

“The heating system was bad. Children had to sleep in clothes. In cold winters, the temperature in sleeping rooms was 12 degrees. Today, the personnel and the parents could not be happier. Recently, we had talks with the same international granter and will take out about 20 million. Half of that amount is a grant, and the other half is a 3% loan. We have already passed all tender procedures and are going to install outdoor lighting in 53 streets and insulate Katyusha Kindergarten,” says the city’s mayor, Yuri Prokopenko.

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