Use of gas generation to balance the electricity supply system

In a situation where Russia has destroyed a significant part of Ukraine's electricity infrastructure, and a significant part of nuclear, renewable and hydropower is either damaged or still not controlled in the occupied territories, the best option for balancing the system is to use the available gas generation capacities. At gas-fired power plants, it is possible to quickly increase and decrease the power of generating electricity. Also, the advantages are: the ability to quickly create additional generation facilities; maneuverability and independence from weather conditions; availability of gas resources and regulation of generated power over a wide range. This ensures more stable operation and a smaller carbon footprint than when using other energy sources (coal, fuel oil, etc.). In conditions of increasing the capacity of gas power plants and the emergence of a surplus of electrical energy, it can be used to produce hydrogen. It is recommended to use gas from secondary and renewable sources. Along with the 20 billion cubic meters of gas produced from Ukrainian fields, there is a significant potential for biogas from secondary and renewable sources. It is estimated at 21.8 billion cubic meters. Gas consumption after 2022 is less than 20 billion cubic meters. The use of a mixture of biomethane with methane from a gas field has significant potential. Such a mixture can be used to feed the gas transmission network or be burned to generate electricity. The reserve of gas fuel is formed as a result of reducing the loads of industrial consumers. Also, as a result of the installation of more efficient equipment, new production technologies in certain sections of the network, the possibility of redirecting unused gas to generate electricity is created. The rosoconcentration of the generators of electrical energy generation and their maneuverability in the minds of a during a state of war camp promote the reliability of providing electrical energy to residents. This is due to the reduced likelihood of destruction of generation sources. In the long term, the replacement of old coal-fired power plants with efficient cogeneration gas plants, which would guarantee a backup supply of electricity, is urgent.