The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the draft Law of Ukraine “On the Joint-Stock Company ‘Eastern Mining and Processing Plant’” developed by the Ministry of Energy and submitted it to the Verkhovna Rada for consideration.

“SkhidGZK is a strategic enterprise essential for the future of our nuclear energy sector. Its preservation, attraction of investment, and modernization will make the state energy resilient and strong,” emphasized First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal.

First Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Artem Nekrasov took part in the 12th Ministerial Meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council and the 4th Ministerial Meeting of the Green Energy Advisory Council, held in Baku.

In his remarks, he emphasized that following the start of russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, diversifying gas supply routes and reducing dependence on russian energy resources have become critical elements of the EU’s energy security.

- Overnight, Russia once again carried out attacks on energy infrastructure facilities in several regions. As a result, consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Kherson regions were left without electricity. Power engineers are working in an intensified mode to restore electricity supply to all customers as quickly as possible.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal took part in a meeting of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, chaired by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The agenda focused, in particular, on strengthening the resilience of the power system and preparing the country for the next heating season.

Within this framework, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine will concentrate its efforts on the following areas:

1. Assistance to companies in restoring equipment and core generation facilities destroyed by Russia.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal held talks with Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands.

Denys Shmyhal congratulated Sjoerd Sjoerdsma on his appointment and noted the productive cooperation established between the Governments of Ukraine and the Netherlands, expressing confidence that it will continue to expand.

- During the night, Russia once again carried out strikes against energy infrastructure facilities in several regions. As a result, consumers in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions were left without electricity supply. Power engineers are operating in an enhanced режим to restore electricity to all affected consumers as swiftly as possible.

At the proposal of the Ministry of Energy, the Government of Ukraine has amended the Procedure for Determining and Applying Maximum Electricity Consumption Limits.

In particular, hourly outage schedules will not apply to distributed generation facilities supplying at least 80% of consumers connected to a single power line.

In February, the Energy Support Fund of Ukraine received grant contributions from Norway, Ireland, the Netherlands, Australia, and Sweden. The total amount of contributions reached €208.8 million.

In addition, documents on further grants were signed in February and new donor commitments were declared. Contributions of €2.8 million from Iceland and €500,000 from Slovenia are expected. Announced contributions also include €12.4 million from Canada and €1.5 million from Croatia.

At the initiative of the Ministry of Energy, the mines of the state-owned enterprises Lvivvuhillya, Volynvuhillya, and Dobropillyavuhillya-Vydobutok will be transferred to the State Property Fund.

The objective is to attract responsible investors who will carry out technical modernization, optimize operations, and preserve and increase employment.

Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Anatoliy Kutsevol, together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Tom Berendsen, paid a working visit to one of Centrenergo’s TPPs that was damaged as a result of russian shelling.

During the visit, Anatoliy Kutsevol briefed the Dutch delegation on the consequences of the attacks on the facility, demonstrated the scale of the destruction, and outlined the key challenges and priority needs of the enterprise.