The First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal held a meeting with Chief Digital Transformation Officers (CDTOs) to discuss the priorities of digitalisation in the energy sector.

During the meeting, participants reviewed key areas of digital transformation that are of strategic importance for strengthening the resilience of the energy sector and preparing for the upcoming autumn-winter period.

- As a result of shelling of energy infrastructure facilities, some consumers in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions remain temporarily without electricity supply.

- Energy workers are operating in an enhanced mode to restore power supply to all consumers as quickly as possible. Restoration works are ongoing around the clock.

- No power supply restrictions are forecast for today. Please follow official resources of your regional distribution system operators for any updates.

From January to the end of April 2026, within the framework of the “Ray of Hope” project, 7 healthcare facilities have launched their own electricity generation, with solar power plants totaling 590 kW of installed capacity commissioned.

Work is currently ongoing at another 89 sites, with three of them at the final stage. A total of 126 healthcare facilities are at the stage of developing technical solutions.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has dispatched another mission to Ukraine to assess the condition of electrical substations that ensure the stable operation of nuclear power plants. This is already the seventh such mission, with the previous one having taken place earlier this year. This was reported by the First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal.

- As a result of shelling of energy infrastructure facilities, some consumers in the Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions remain temporarily without electricity supply.

- Energy workers are operating in an enhanced mode to restore power supply to all consumers as quickly as possible. Restoration works are ongoing around the clock.

- No power supply restrictions are forecast for today. Please follow official resources of your regional distribution system operators for any updates.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, upon submission by the Ministry of Energy, has extended the Public Service Obligations (PSO) mechanism in the electricity market until the end of October 2026. This ensures the retention of fixed electricity prices for household consumers.

“Thus, Ukrainians will continue to pay for electricity at the unchanged tariff of UAH 4.32 per kWh,” said Denys Shmyhal, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Energy.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, held a meeting with the management of a state-owned energy company to discuss preparations of generation facilities for the upcoming autumn-winter period.

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

- In the Sumy region, an energy worker was injured as a result of an enemy attack on an energy facility and is receiving the necessary medical assistance. Additionally, in the Kharkiv region, a drone strike targeted a vehicle carrying energy workers; fortunately, there were no casualties.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of EnergyDenys Shmyhal, announced that the United States will allocate $100 million for the repair of the confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which was damaged by a Russian drone.

The announcement was made by the Minister on his official page on the social media platform X.

Denys Shmyhal recalled that during the International Chornobyl Conference, Ukraine discussed with partners the financial needs for restoring the confinement, which currently amount to approximately €500 million.

The new team of the Ministry of Energy began its work under unprecedented pressure on the country’s energy system. The first months coincided with the peak of massive Russian strikes on critical infrastructure, as well as the harshest frost conditions since the start of the full-scale invasion.