Throughout March, Ukrainian energy workers restored electricity supply to 3.6 million consumers who had been disconnected as a result of Russian attacks and hostilities.

Restoration efforts were carried out in regions that regularly suffer from shelling and damage to energy infrastructure. Energy workers operated under heightened security risks, repairing networks to restore electricity supply to consumers as quickly as possible.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal discussed with representatives of the cogeneration sector the development of solutions aimed at ensuring the economic viability of projects, attracting investment, and creating clear and predictable market conditions for flexible generation.

Denys Shmyhal noted that gas-fired generation is a priority for Ukraine both during wartime and in the post-war recovery period. During the meeting, participants raised a number of key issues:

The Government of the Republic of Serbia, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme, has signed a EUR 2 million agreement to support the resilience of Ukraine’s energy sector. The funding will be used to procure and deliver high-voltage transformers under the Framework Programme for Cooperation between Ukraine and the United Nations in the field of sustainable development.

Following a proposal by the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers has adopted two decisions to update the rules governing tenders for the construction of new generating capacity and the conduct of auctions for allocating renewable energy support quotas.

- As a result of ongoing hostilities and shelling of energy infrastructure facilities, a number of consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions remain temporarily without electricity supply.

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

The task of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine is not only to repair facilities damaged by the enemy, but also to build a new architecture of the energy system—more protected, more flexible, more market-oriented, and more integrated with Europe. The state expects the business community to play an important role in this process.

The Government has approved a draft law amending the Law “On the Natural Gas Market,” aimed at implementing the provisions of EU Regulation No. 2017/1938 concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply. The document was developed by the Ministry of Energy in fulfillment of Ukraine’s European integration commitments, the National Energy and Climate Plan until 2030, and the Ukraine Facility Plan.

Deputy Ministers of Energy of Ukraine Valentyna Moskalenko and Hanna Lihun held a meeting with representatives of the German-Ukrainian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Ukraine), during which they discussed deepening cooperation in the energy sector and expanding the participation of German businesses in the recovery of Ukraine’s energy sector.

At the proposal of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine, the Government has refined the methodology for calculating minimum fuel stock levels, specifically regarding the mechanism for determining market prices for oil and petroleum products.

The relevant amendments were introduced to the Cabinet of Ministers’ resolution on the functioning of the system of minimum stocks of oil and petroleum products in Ukraine.

- As a result of hostilities and shelling of energy infrastructure facilities, a number of consumers in the Donetsk, Odesa, Poltava, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Cherkasy, Kharkiv, and Chernivtsi regions remain temporarily without electricity supply.

- Power engineers are operating in an enhanced mode to restore electricity supply to all consumers as quickly as possible. Restoration works are ongoing around the clock.