First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal chaired a meeting of the Energy Headquarters, where he heard reports from the responsible ministries, energy company executives, and the Kyiv Regional and City authorities.
“Russia is targeting energy equipment and high-voltage transmission networks. As a result, transmitting electricity between regions has become significantly more difficult. Electricity is available, but technical constraints make it impossible to transmit it. Ukrenergo is therefore forced to introduce outage schedules and, when further attacks occur, emergency consumption restrictions. Energy workers are doing everything possible to stabilise the situation as soon as security conditions allow. We are grateful to them for their hard work around the clock,” Denys Shmyhal emphasised.
The Minister of Energy outlined the key priorities. According to him, these include:
- Ensuring backup power supplies for critical infrastructure, particularly telecommunications and water supply facilities. The Ministry of Digital Transformation and the Ministry of Infrastructure are responsible for this area.
- Increasing domestic electricity generation.
The First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy instructed those responsible to assess available reserves of backup equipment in light of the consequences of the latest Russian attacks and identify additional needs of energy companies.
Denys Shmyhal reported that this year, energy companies in Kyiv and Kyiv Region have received more than 1,000 tonnes of energy equipment from the Ministry of Energy’s hubs.
“Equipment worth more than EUR 63 million has been procured and delivered through the Ukraine Energy Support Fund. This helps our energy workers. We expect deliveries under previously signed contracts worth more than EUR 17 million,” Denys Shmyhal noted.
Participants discussed the situation in Kyiv in detail. As Denys Shmyhal pointed out, the capital’s power grid is under daily enemy attacks. Emergency power outages are in effect in parts of the city. The Minister of Energy instructed those responsible to accelerate the installation and connection of distributed generation units.
The meeting also heard reports from energy company executives on emergency repair and restoration works, as well as measures to strengthen the protection of energy infrastructure and power grids.
“The task for everyone involved is to restore damaged equipment as quickly as possible and ensure that the power system is ready for further attacks. We will continue to coordinate this process through regular Energy Headquarters meetings,” Denys Shmyhal emphasised.
