On the occasion of Miners’ Day, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, together with Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi, honoured miners for their work and contribution to the country’s energy resilience.

“Every year, on the last Sunday of August, we pay tribute to the people whose daily work underground keeps Ukraine’s lights on above ground,” Denys Shmyhal said.

We remember all those who gave their lives for Ukraine. We honour the memory of Ukraine’s defenders with gratitude for their sacrifice, which has enabled Ukraine to remain independent and have a free future.

The energy sector has also suffered profound losses in this struggle. 1,813 energy sector professionals who helped keep the lights on in Ukrainian homes have been killed on the battlefield while defending our country against the enemy.

We bow our heads in remembrance of each and every one of them. Eternal glory to the Heroes.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal reported that NPC Ukrenergo has launched a debt management operation concerning $825 million in sustainable development bonds, following the Government’s approval, at the initiative of the Ministry of Energy, of a resolution providing a state guarantee for the company.

According to him, this is an important step towards launching the restructuring of the transmission system operator’s Eurobonds.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal reported that Ukraine’s underground gas storage facilities currently hold 14.6 billion cubic metres of gas.

According to him, Ukraine reached the target level of gas storage one month ahead of schedule.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, together with the delegation led by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, visited Chisinau on the occasion of Moldova’s Independence Day.

As part of the visit, an expanded meeting was held with President of Moldova Maia Sandu.

New shipments of energy equipment from Lithuania, with a total weight of more than 28 tonnes, have been delivered from the Ministry of Energy’s hubs to critical infrastructure enterprises in the Zhytomyr and Kyiv regions. The shipment includes transformers, surge protection equipment, an electric motor and other essential components. The equipment will help accelerate repair works and contribute to the reliable operation of power grids.

As a result of hostilities and attacks on energy infrastructure, some consumers in the Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions are temporarily without electricity. Restoration works are underway wherever security conditions allow.

No power supply restrictions are expected today. Any updates regarding electricity supply are available through the official resources of the respective distribution system operators.

Where possible, consumers are encouraged to shift higher electricity consumption to daytime hours, from 11:00 to 15:00.

A modular settlement for internally displaced persons in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, has received two generators with capacities of 320 kW and 332 kW, respectively.

The equipment was purchased with funding from JICA. The Ukrainian Red Cross assisted in delivering the generators to the modular settlement. The provision of assistance to the community was coordinated by the Ministry of Energy at the instruction of First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, following his working visit to the Dnipropetrovsk region.

More than 32 tonnes of energy equipment provided by Germany have been delivered from the Ministry of Energy’s hubs to critical infrastructure enterprises in the Zakarpattia and Volyn regions.

We thank our German partners for their continued and substantial support. Every such shipment helps Ukraine’s energy sector withstand Russia’s ongoing attacks.

As a result of hostilities and attacks on energy infrastructure, some consumers in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Kharkiv, Poltava and Sumy regions are temporarily without electricity. Restoration works are underway wherever security conditions allow.

No power supply restrictions are expected today. Any updates regarding electricity supply are available through the official resources of the respective distribution system operators.

Where possible, consumers are encouraged to shift higher electricity consumption to daytime hours, from 11:00 to 15:00.