China portable power station in Ukraine

Khmelnitski-3 and -4 have been under construction since the late 1980s, but progress has stalled because of financing and political issues. There are three other commercially operational nuclear power stations in Ukraine – Rovno, South Ukraine, and Zaporozhye.

The plant, located around 550km (342 miles) south-east of the capital Kyiv, generates around 20% of all electricity in Ukraine. It lies on the river Dnieper, north-east of the city of Kherson which is said to have been occupied by Russian forces.

What is it actually? In layman's terms, a portable power station (PPS) is a powerful power bank with a capacity of 50,000 to 1 million mAh. Unlike a conventional power bank, the PPS has both USB ports and 220V sockets. That is, you can charge not only smartphones, but also house and computer equipment, routers, flashlights, etc.

Unlike a conventional power bank, the PPS has both USB ports and 220V sockets. That is, you can charge not only smartphones, but also house and computer equipment, routers, flashlights, etc. "The power station is needful in cases when you need to recharge several pieces of equipment and when everything at home is 'bound' on electricity.

According to Hotline, over 10 brands are currently available in Ukraine: Bandera Power (Ukraine), Dzherelo (Ukraine), Bluetti (Germany), Jackery (USA), EcoFlow (China), Xtorm (Netherlands), DEDRA (Poland), Goal Zero (USA), Anker (China), Flashfish (China), WellCharger (China).

After all, gas boilers, electric kettles, laptops, water heaters, etc. can be connected to it. This is to avoid being left not only without lights, but also without heat and basic comfort during rolling or emergency power outages", explains Valentyna Komarova, Marketing Director at Citrus. How is the power station powered itself?