Energy Strategy Day took place in Kyiv as part of the UA Energy conference and exhibition, co-organized by the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine.
The event served as a platform for professional dialogue among the government, business community, and international partners on the practical implementation of Ukraine’s new energy system architecture, its resilience, and investment potential.
The discussion brought together representatives of Ukrainian energy companies and developers, international partners and investors, technology suppliers, financial institutions, and профильні associations. Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Ukraine Luboš Veselý also joined the participants.
Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Valentyna Moskalenko participated in two thematic sessions: “A Resilient Energy System in Practice: Distributed Generation, Flexible Capacity and Renewables” and “Developing Human Capital for Ukraine’s New Energy System.”
In her remarks, Valentyna Moskalenko stressed that Ukraine’s energy sector is currently undergoing not merely a phase of recovery, but the formation of a fundamentally new model of the country’s energy system, where distributed generation is becoming one of its core components.
“We are talking about a system in which, alongside large-scale baseload generation, a network of local energy solutions is emerging: cogeneration, gas-fired flexible generation, solar power plants, energy storage systems, mini-grids, and local autonomous energy clusters. In practice, we are moving towards a model of so-called ‘energy cells,’ where communities, hospitals, water utilities, universities, and critical infrastructure gain the capacity to operate even in the event of damage to the central grid,” she explained.
The Deputy Minister underlined that Ukraine has set ambitious goals: to develop up to 4 GW of new distributed generation capacity, scale up energy storage installations, create new flexible generation capacity, and fully integrate the Ukrainian market into the European energy space.
At the same time, according to Valentyna Moskalenko, no transformation can succeed without people. Therefore, the new energy system requires new competencies: engineers for smart grids, specialists in energy storage, energy managers, experts in digital solutions and innovative energy technologies, cybersecurity professionals, and specialists in the management and commissioning of distributed generation facilities.
“That is why the issue of human capital is also becoming an integral part of the state’s energy security today. We are already witnessing new formats of cooperation between the government, universities, international partners, and business. Educational and industrial alliances are being established, innovative energy hubs are being launched, and retraining and workforce development programmes for the new energy system are being created. It is especially important that Ukraine is carrying out this transformation together with its international partners,” the Deputy Minister noted.
Energy Strategy Day forms part of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine’s systematic efforts to build a resilient, decentralized, and investment-attractive energy system integrated into the European energy space.
