Where you can charge your gadget when there is no light

Yesterday, June 16, Ukrenergo announced that the situation in the Ukrainian energy system will be difficult until the end of July. Today, failures have increased from 11:00 to 23:00. Where in the capital can you charge your gadgets as needed? In the nearest shopping center!

What do big city shopping centers offer?

The mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, announced on his Telegram channel which shopping and entertainment centers of the capital operate even during power outages. Yes, there are generators in Lavina Mall (ul. Berkovetska 6-D), thanks to which shops and food outlets give visitors the opportunity to work with laptops and charge gadgets. During a power outage, only entertainment zones are closed – Galaxy Park and the Multiplex cinema. Also on the second floor of the Food Hall is the “Invincibility Point”.

Respublika Park (Kiltseva doroha, 1) also operates thanks to generators. In the shopping center there is an anti-café called Coworking – 80 LVL, which is open from 10:00 to 21:00. The institution is very convenient for work and study, with high-speed Internet and is located in the Neopolis amusement park (3rd floor).

The cost of visiting a coworking space is UAH 100 per hour for one person. A day ticket costs 400 UAH. Room rental (from 10 people) – 300 UAH per hour, day pass – 1000 UAH.

On the same third floor of Respublika Park there is a free “Indestructibility Point” with an area of ​​1,000 square meters. M. The conditions there are not very luxurious, but there is Wi-Fi, places to relax and coffee and tea.

The Respublik shopping center also offers an electric car charging service. Electric car charging stations are located in the shopping center parking lot.

Currently, there are 29 electric car charging stations in the parking lot.

River Mall (Dniprovska naberezhna, 10-14) offers the Rivvorking coworking space on the third floor. The space has stable, efficient Internet provided by a Starlink terminal, comfortable workplaces, personal lockers, hot drinks and a beautiful view of the Dnieper. The cost of renting a “workplace” per hour is UAH 60, it is possible to purchase a day pass for UAH 350. For a company you can rent a room for 100 UAH per hour or 700 UAH per day.

The River Mall also has “Unbreakable Point”, which is located on the premises of the “Planeta Kina” cinema and is open every day. The point offers free internet and sockets for charging phones and laptops.

Blocbuster Shopping Center (Avenue Stepana Bandery 36) boasts a large “Unbreakable Point”, where there is a free Wi-Fi zone and the possibility of charging necessary devices. Separately, for money you can spend the night in the food court and work in peace. For this purpose, Blocbuster equipped the entire shopping center with an uninterruptible power supply system.

DREAM Shopping Center (Obolonsky Prospekt, 1B) is ready to welcome guests to its “Energy Hub” for free during power outages. Operates on the second floor of DREAM yellow (atrium “France”) and on the first floor of DREAM berry (atrium “Africa”).

“Energy Hub” offers:

WiFi;
light;
sockets;
Potable water;
children’s zone with toys;
books

The ART Mall, Cosmo MultiMall, “Mega City”, Lake Plaza, SKY MALL, Gulliver, Arcadia, “Pyramid” and Retroville shopping centers do not yet have separate “Unbreakable Points” or co-working spaces, but they provide space with free Wi-Fi and the possibility operation and charging of devices.