First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine — Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, together with Polish Minister of Energy Miłosz Motyka and European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis, participated in the High-Level Energy Dialogue on the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2026).

The participants discussed preparations for the upcoming autumn-winter period, the restoration of damaged energy facilities, strengthening the protection of Ukraine’s power system, and continued coordination with international partners.

On the sidelines of URC2026, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine — Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal held a meeting with UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. The parties discussed the next steps and areas of cooperation aimed at preparing Ukraine’s energy sector for the upcoming winter and addressing its priority needs.

Denys Shmyhal thanked UNDP for its assistance in humanitarian demining and veterans’ reintegration. He noted that the Ministry of Energy is currently developing a project to create employment opportunities in the energy sector for veterans.

On the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 (URC2026) in Gdańsk, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine — Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal met with Prime Minister of Latvia Andris Kulbergs. The parties discussed the transfer to Ukraine of equipment from decommissioned Latvian energy facilities.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine — Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal and Polish Minister of Climate and Environment Miłosz Motyka addressed the Ministerial Energy Session held as part of the Energy Platform at URC2026 in Gdańsk.

During the Energy Platform held as part of the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2026), NPC Ukrenergo signed a series of agreements with international partners aimed at restoring and strengthening the resilience of Ukraine’s energy sector.

During the Energy Platform at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2026), Ukrhydroenergo signed a number of agreements with international partners aimed at implementing strategic projects for the recovery and development of Ukraine’s hydropower sector.

On the sidelines of the Energy Platform at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2026) in Gdańsk, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Valentyna Moskalenko held a series of bilateral meetings with international partners to discuss the attraction of technologies and investment for strengthening Ukraine’s energy resilience, modernizing the gas and nuclear sectors, and developing new generation capacity.

Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Valentyna Moskalenko participated in the panel discussion "Distributed Generation as the Foundation of Ukraine’s Energy Resilience", held during the Energy Platform at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2026) in Gdańsk.

Panel participants discussed the development of distributed generation, investment attraction, cooperation among the government, local communities, and businesses, as well as the role of decentralization in strengthening Ukraine’s energy resilience.

On 24 June 2026, the 17th Steering Committee Meeting of the Ukraine Donor Platform was held on the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdańsk.

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine was represented by Deputy Minister of Energy for European Integration Anatolii Kutsevol.

- As a result of ongoing hostilities and attacks on energy infrastructure, some consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Kharkiv, Poltava, and Kherson regions remain temporarily without electricity.

- Power engineers are working around the clock to restore electricity supply to all affected consumers as quickly as possible.

- Adverse weather conditions have also left two settlements in the Poltava region without electricity. Repair crews are carrying out restoration works.