The project's goal is to increase the energy efficiency, reliability and sustainability of the water supply and wastewater treatment facilities of the Kremenchukvodokanal KP by implementing modern technologies for generating and storing electricity. To achieve this, it is planned to install distributed solar power plants and energy storage systems at the key pumping stations of the enterprise with an energy monitoring system. Additionally, the project envisages the installation of inverters of increased nominal power, which will provide the technical possibility of further retrofitting the systems with batteries and gradually increasing the total installed capacity of the batteries without replacing the main inverter equipment. This will allow partially replacing electricity consumption from the network, providing backup power in the event of accidents or blackouts, as well as balancing electricity consumption. The existing gap between the current and target state is the high dependence of critical water supply facilities on centralized electricity supply, which creates risks of water supply interruptions during emergencies or energy shortages. The implementation of the project will eliminate these risks, reduce electricity costs, and increase the level of energy autonomy and security of the city's vital infrastructure.

The main problems that the project solves are the high energy dependence of the pumping stations of the Kremenchukvodokanal enterprise on centralized power supply and the risk of stopping water supply systems in the event of accidents, blackouts or peak loads. Due to the lack of its own sources of generation and energy storage, the enterprise is unable to ensure stable operation of critical infrastructure during network outages, which directly threatens the uninterrupted water supply of hundreds of thousands of city residents. In today's conditions of war and energy crisis, ensuring uninterrupted water supply is critically important for the life of the city. Pumping stations perform a key function in maintaining pressure in water supply networks and delivering water to the population and critical facilities. Due to the instability of power supply and frequent emergency and scheduled outages, when pumping stations are forced to operate on diesel generators, there is a need for its own solar generation and large batteries that can ensure autonomous operation of pumps for a long time. If this problem is not resolved, long-term water supply interruptions are possible, increasing the financial burden on the local budget and increasing social tension among the population. The implementation of the project will ensure uninterrupted operation of pumping stations even during network failures, reduce electricity consumption from centralized sources, reduce operating costs and CO2 emissions, increase the energy autonomy of the enterprise and the overall resilience of the city to crisis situations. As a result, the community will receive a stable, safe and energy-efficient water supply.