At the initiative of the Ministry of Energy, the Government adopted a decision aimed at improving the management of available electricity capacity and enhancing the resilience of the power system in emergency situations. This was announced by First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal.

The decision provides for improvements to the procedure for determining and applying electricity consumption limits, taking into account seasonal patterns in power system operation and electricity consumption levels.

Luxembourg has made an additional contribution of EUR 8 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund. This brings the country’s total contribution to the Fund to EUR 30 million.

Last month, seven units of energy equipment provided by our Norwegian partners were delivered from the warehouses of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine’s emergency energy assistance hubs to critical infrastructure facilities in the Kyiv and Sumy regions. The assistance includes generators, circuit breakers and other equipment essential for the reliable operation of electricity grids.

We thank Norway for its contribution to strengthening Ukraine’s energy resilience.

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

- Yesterday, an energy worker was injured in the Donetsk region following a Russian attack on an energy facility. The injured employee was taken to hospital and is receiving all necessary medical care.

Over recent weeks, more than 48 tonnes of equipment have been delivered from the Ministry of Energy’s emergency energy assistance hubs to critical infrastructure operators in the Kyiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv regions. The shipment, provided by the Swiss company Tetra Laval International SA, includes generators, battery energy storage systems, and other essential energy equipment.

Since the beginning of the year, Ukraine has received 4,593 pieces of energy equipment, including generators, transformers, modular boiler houses, cogeneration units, boilers, and other essential equipment.

- As a result of hostilities and attacks on energy infrastructure, some consumers in the Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Chernihiv regions remain temporarily without electricity.

- Restoration works are ongoing wherever the security situation permits. Energy workers continue working around the clock to restore electricity supply to Ukrainian households as quickly as possible.

- In addition, 78 settlements in the Zhytomyr, Kyiv, and Chernihiv regions remain without electricity due to severe weather. Repair crews are working to restore power supply.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland has made an additional contribution of EUR 550,000 to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, bringing Iceland’s total contribution to almost EUR 9 million.

These funds will be used to procure critical energy equipment needed to prepare Ukraine’s energy system for the upcoming autumn-winter period.

Since its establishment, the Ukraine Energy Support Fund has received more than EUR 2 billion in grant funding from 39 donors representing 26 partner countries and three international organizations.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the transfer of 27 power transformers to communities in the Mykolaiv region to strengthen the region's energy resilience, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal announced.

The need for this equipment was identified during the Minister's working visit to the region. Amid continued Russian attacks, the transformers are critically important for the operation of substations and for the rapid restoration of electricity supply.

- As a result of ongoing hostilities and attacks on energy infrastructure, some consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions remain temporarily without electricity.

- Restoration work is continuing wherever the security situation allows. Energy workers are working around the clock to restore electricity supply to Ukrainian households as quickly as possible.