The world in which Europe’s modern energy architecture was formed no longer exists. Today, energy systems must be assessed based on resilience, speed of recovery, and the ability to operate under prolonged shocks.

This was emphasized by First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal during the “European Forum” at the international energy conference CERAWeek in Houston, USA.

The Minister noted that Ukraine was forced to face these challenges earlier than most countries and outlined key conclusions for partners:

- As a result of hostilities and shelling of energy infrastructure, some consumers in Odesa, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions remain temporarily without electricity supply.

- Power engineers are working in an intensified mode to restore electricity supply to all consumers as soon as possible.

- Following an attack on a Khmelnytskyioblenergo energy facility, one of the company’s employees was injured and is receiving all necessary medical assistance.

First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, during a working visit to the United States, held a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. The parties discussed the situation in Ukraine’s energy system, which has been damaged by Russian attacks, as well as recovery priorities.

Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Hanna Lihun held a meeting with the representative of the Italian Republic, Davide La Cecilia, during which the parties discussed the situation in Ukraine’s energy sector amid ongoing Russian attacks, the needs for restoring damaged infrastructure, and preparations for the next heating season.

- Overnight, the enemy carried out another combined large-scale attack on energy infrastructure in several regions. As a result, some consumers in Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions are temporarily without electricity supply.

- Power engineers are working in an intensified mode to restore electricity supply to all consumers as soon as possible.

Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Hanna Lihun held a meeting with the Special Envoy of the President of the French Republic for Ukraine’s Relief and Reconstruction, Muriel Lacoue-Labarthe.

During the meeting, the Ukrainian side briefed French partners on the situation in the energy sector following the most challenging winter of the full-scale war and outlined key priorities for preparation for the next heating season.

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

- Power engineers are working in an intensified mode to restore electricity supply to all consumers as soon as possible.

First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal took part in events marking the 35th anniversary of the National Bank of Ukraine.

The Minister noted that since its establishment, the National Bank has successfully overcome numerous challenges and achieved significant results.

“Special thanks for creating the financial conditions necessary for the implementation of energy programmes, including support for business lending in energy efficiency and the development of a new decentralized energy system,” he said.

First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal held a bilateral meeting with Minister for Climate and Energy of Latvia Kaspars Melnis.

Denys Shmyhal expressed gratitude to the Republic of Latvia for its consistent support to Ukraine:

First Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Artem Nekrasov took part in an offsite Government meeting in Odesa, as well as in a session of the Coordination Center for the implementation of comprehensive resilience plans for regions and individual cities. He presented plans for the deployment of distributed gas-fired generation across various regions.