Vodafone has purchased more than 22 thousand rechargeable batteries (48 V, 100 Ah) to provide autonomous power to base stations during power outages in Ukraine. The batteries are of a new lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) type, which are much better suited to the critical operating conditions during blackouts.
Thus, the company will more than double the available resources and capacity of the modern backup power supply for mobile communications facilities.
“We are making every effort to deliver these batteries to Ukraine as soon as possible. Thus, despite the shortage of available equipment and logistical obstacles related to the martial law in the country, we have diversified our suppliers and thus have a clear confidence in receiving the purchased equipment within the contracted timeframe – by the end of December – and start modernization as soon as possible,” says Oleksandr Shurin, Chief Power Engineer of Vodafone Ukraine.
To improve reliability and extend the autonomous power supply time of its base stations, the company has been replacing traditional lead-acid batteries over the past three years until they are completely decommissioned with a more advanced lithium-iron-phosphate battery type.
