Alternative heat supply systems of JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia” facilities

In the conditions of constant attempts of rocket and bomb attacks, the development of alternative options for heating systems of objects of joint-stock company (JSC) “Ukrzaliznytsia” has become extremely urgent. Moreover, at some objects equipped with gas boilers, full or partial depreciation of the equipment takes place. Therefore, it is urgent to develop promising options for heating systems. First of all, it can be not only gas, but also electric boilers. Sometimes, during the development of alternative options for investment projects, the method of “reduced costs” is used, which became widespread even in the times of the USSR. But this method does not take into account the change in the value of money during the implementation and operation of the equipment. Therefore, an approach was proposed to determine the costs of implementing heating systems of Joint-stock company (JSC) “Ukrzaliznytsia” facilities, which takes into account the fact that costs depend on the value of money. As a result, it was shown that at the current level of equipment costs and electricity tariffs and gas prices, it is more appropriate to use heating systems based on electric boilers, and the use of the “reduced costs” method to determine the feasibility of implementing heating systems is not unacceptable.