Ahead of the Energy Platform at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026) in Gdańsk, the European Commission, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, and the Energy Community Secretariat issued a joint statement calling for enhanced support for Ukraine’s energy sector in preparation for the upcoming winter period.

The parties called on current and prospective donors to contribute to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund to ensure the timely procurement of critical equipment and the implementation of energy infrastructure recovery measures.

For the first time in nearly two decades, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine has invested funds from the financial reserve designated for the future decommissioning of nuclear installations in domestic government bonds (OVDP). This was announced by First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal.

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

- Power engineers are making every effort to restore electricity supply to all affected consumers as quickly as possible. Restoration works are continuing around the clock.

- Due to adverse weather conditions, 20 settlements in the Kirovohrad and Sumy regions remain without electricity. Repair crews are working to restore power supply.

The Government of Alberta has contributed €160,000 (CAD 250,000) to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.

The funding will be used to procure energy equipment required for repair and recovery works as part of Ukraine’s preparations for the upcoming winter season.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal held a meeting with OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann during his visit to Kyiv.

The parties discussed the implementation of reforms in line with OECD principles, particularly in the energy sector, as well as Ukraine’s progress towards full membership in the Organisation.

Denys Shmyhal briefed Mathias Cormann on the current situation in the energy sector, ongoing recovery efforts, and modernization initiatives.

Between January and mid-June 2026, 21 healthcare facilities began generating their own electricity as part of the implementation of the “Ray of Hope” project. The total installed capacity of the commissioned solar power plants amounts to 1,820 kW.

Currently, a further 100 facilities are at various stages of implementation, 7 healthcare institutions are in the final stage of completion, and 151 medical facilities are undergoing the development of technical solutions.

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

- Power engineers are making every effort to restore electricity supply to all affected consumers as quickly as possible. Restoration works are continuing around the clock.

Since the beginning of the year, Ukraine has received 4,007 units of energy equipment, including generators, transformers, modular boiler houses, cogeneration units, boilers, and other critical equipment.

This assistance has been provided by partners from the European Union, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Slovakia, the United States, Türkiye, Finland, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Japan, the Czech Republic, Poland, Cyprus, China, UNICEF/WASH, PFRU, and VOLVO.

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

- The most challenging situation is currently in the Donetsk and Kherson regions, where damage to energy infrastructure has left the largest number of consumers without power.

- Energy workers are making every effort to restore electricity supply to all affected consumers as quickly as possible. Restoration works are ongoing around the clock.

Today, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) lost its external power supply for the twentieth time since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Due to military actions by the Russian Federation, the plant lost connection to the Ferrosplavna-1 (330 kV) transmission line.

Following the incident, emergency diesel generators automatically started to provide backup power for reactor core cooling and to maintain other critical nuclear safety functions at the facility.