KYIV, June 22 (Reuters) - Ukraine is carrying out the largest campaign of repairs in modern history to its power system to prepare for another winter of possible Russian air strikes, its energy minister said on Thursday.
"Power generation and distribution facilities are being restored, and work is under way to strengthen the power system's resilience to military challenges."
Ukraine has nearly doubled electricity tariffs for consumers since June 1 to find funds to prepare for winter, when energy consumption is typically at its highest.
About 43% of Ukraine's energy infrastructure has been damaged in air strikes, state-owned power distributor Ukrenergo estimates.
The energy ministry on Tuesday issued its latest appeal to Ukrainians to reduce use of electric appliances, especially in the evenings, saying power consumption was rising because of hot weather.
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German Galushchenko, Tom Balmforth, Pavel Polityuk, Timothy
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" Energy, German, Telegram, Timothy Heritage, Thomson
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