Following the participation of First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal in the meeting of the EU Energy Council under the Cypriot Presidency, as well as the meeting of the G7+ Energy Coordination Group in Brussels, important agreements were reached with international partners to strengthen the resilience of Ukraine’s energy sector. In particular, a Strategic Reserve will be established within the framework of the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.

The application period for additional payments to workers directly involved in restoring energy and other critical infrastructure following Russian attacks has been completed. Applications were accepted until 15 March inclusive.

In February 2026, 14,806 workers applied for additional payments for their participation in emergency recovery works following Russian attacks.

- As a result of hostilities and shelling of energy infrastructure facilities, some consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk Region, Odesa Region, Kharkiv Region, and Chernihiv Region temporarily remain without electricity supply.

- Energy workers are operating in an enhanced mode to restore electricity supply to all consumers as quickly as possible.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal presented to European partners the key lessons learned from the operation of Ukraine’s energy system amid the full-scale war and sustained Russian attacks during a meeting of the EU Energy Council in Brussels.

The second ministerial meeting of the Ukraine Energy Coordinating Group, also referred to as the “Energy Ramstein”, took place in Brussels. As noted by First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine successfully endured the winter, in particular thanks to the support and assistance of its partners.

“We are grateful for this support. Our goal now is to prepare for the next winter period,” the Minister emphasized.

- As a result of hostilities and shelling of energy infrastructure facilities, some consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk Region, Zaporizhzhia Region, Kharkiv Region, and Chernihiv Region temporarily remain without electricity supply.

- Energy workers are operating in an enhanced mode to restore electricity supply to all consumers as quickly as possible.

First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal reported that Ukrainian engineers have conducted inspections of decommissioned power plants in EU countries to identify equipment needed for the restoration of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

According to him, eight facilities have been inspected in Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Austria, and Croatia. Equipment at the Riga CHP plant has been identified as being of interest to Ukrainian energy companies. A corresponding request has been submitted to facilitate the transfer of this equipment to Ukraine.

First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal outlined the country’s key priorities in the energy sector for the near future during the Question Hour to the Government at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

“Ukraine has gone through the most difficult winter in its history. Since the beginning of the heating season, Russia has damaged more than 9 GW of generation capacity and dozens of distribution facilities. At present, Ukraine faces six key challenges in the energy sector,” Denys Shmyhal emphasized.

Deputy Ministers of Energy of Ukraine Anatoliy Kutsevol and Valentyna Moskalenko took part in the German–Ukrainian Energy Day in Kyiv, where participants discussed the further development of Ukraine’s energy sector during wartime and the deepening of cooperation between Ukraine and Germany.

Opening the event, Anatoliy Kutsevol thanked the German government and Maximilian Rasch, Chargé d'Affaires of the German Embassy in Ukraine, for their continued support of Ukraine’s energy sector and emphasized the importance of further cooperation to strengthen energy security.

- Due to hostilities and shelling of energy infrastructure, some communities in the Dnipropetrovsk Region, Donetsk Region, Zaporizhzhia Region, Sumy Region, Kherson Region, and Kharkiv Region temporarily remain without electricity supply. Energy workers are operating in an enhanced mode to restore electricity supply to all consumers as quickly as possible.

- In the Kharkiv Region, an energy sector worker was injured as a result of an enemy drone strike. He is currently receiving all necessary medical assistance.