U.S. finding grid equipment for Ukraine at home and abroad - officials

FILE PHOTO: Electric power lines damaged by Russian military strikes in Kherson region, Ukraine November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko/

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Washington sends Ukraine U.S.-sourced power equipment to help the country's grid recover from Russian attacks, it is also scouring for those supplies worldwide, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

The Biden administration this week shipped the first portion of $53 million in power equipment aid it announced last month. The open market value is likely to be higher because utilities and manufacturers provided many items at cost and paid transportation costs.