First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal met with Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Denys Shmyhal thanked the IAEA for its consistent support for nuclear safety in Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war and for the continued presence of Agency missions at Ukrainian nuclear power plants and critical substations.

Ukraine was forced to seek practical responses to new energy security threats earlier than other countries. This experience is important for every country and can become one of the cornerstones of a new energy security framework.

This was emphasised by First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal during a high-level meeting of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center in New York.

The Head of the Ministry of Energy stressed that the solutions developed by Ukraine under extreme pressure offer practical lessons for countries around the world.

- As a result of hostilities and attacks on energy infrastructure, some consumers in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions remain without electricity as of this morning. Restoration works are underway wherever security conditions allow.

- Due to adverse weather conditions, around 150 settlements in Poltava and Sumy regions remain without electricity.

- No power supply restrictions are expected today. Any changes regarding electricity supply are available through the official resources of the respective distribution system operators.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, speaking at a high-level event on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, emphasised that Ukraine’s energy infrastructure continues to face systematic large-scale attacks.

According to Denys Shmyhal, Russia continues to attack Ukrainian cities and energy facilities every day. As a result of the attacks, 1,613 energy facilities have been damaged, while Ukraine lost 9 GW of generation capacity last winter alone.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, as part of the Ukrainian delegation headed by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, participated in the events of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. As part of his working visit, he also participated in the Sixth Summit of the International Crimea Platform.

More than 160 generators from international partners were delivered to the Kyiv region from the warehouses of the Ministry of Energy’s hubs.

The equipment will be used to provide backup power to critical infrastructure facilities, social facilities and other socially important facilities, including heating, water supply and wastewater systems, whose stable operation is directly essential for ensuring people’s livelihoods and meeting the population’s basic needs.

As part of the Regional Conference of the FIRST Programme for Central, Eastern and Southern European countries on the development of nuclear energy, held in Budapest, First Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Artem Nekrasov held a meeting with the U.S. delegation led by Shona Wilson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Security Assistance Programs at the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability.

- As a result of hostilities and attacks on energy infrastructure, some consumers in the Vinnytsia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, Chernihiv and Kharkiv regions remain without electricity as of this morning. Restoration works are underway wherever security conditions allow.

- Due to adverse weather conditions, more than 600 settlements in the Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Poltava, Sumy, Kyiv, Cherkasy and Chernihiv regions remain without electricity.

As part of his working visit to New York, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal discussed priority cooperation programmes in the energy sector with Anna Bjerde, Managing Director of Operations at the World Bank.

On the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal held a meeting with UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo. They discussed the key needs of Ukraine’s energy sector ahead of winter and agreed on further joint steps.

As Denys Shmyhal noted, with UNDP support, equipment for more than 500 MW of distributed, highly flexible generation has already been delivered to Ukraine. Ukraine counts on the support of its partners to ensure its rapid installation and commissioning.