Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shuhalii participated in a roundtable discussion dedicated to cybersecurity issues in the energy sector. Participants addressed current challenges facing critical infrastructure, the impact of artificial intelligence on cyber threats, as well as the implementation of European approaches and standards, including the NIS2 Directive.
- As a result of hostilities and attacks on energy infrastructure facilities, some consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv regions remain temporarily without electricity supply.
- Power engineers continue to operate in an enhanced mode in order to restore electricity supply to all consumers as quickly as possible. Restoration works are ongoing around the clock.
First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal visited the production facilities of Siemens Energy in Berlin.
As Denys Shmyhal noted, the company remains a reliable partner of Ukraine in strengthening the country’s energy resilience. Siemens Energy supplies critically important high-voltage equipment within the framework of the Ukraine Energy Support Fund and provides humanitarian assistance, including protection, automation, and energy grid control systems.
On the sidelines of the international conference “Energy Security – Lessons Learned from Ukraine” in Berlin, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal held a meeting with Director of the Energy Community Secretariat Artur Lorkowski.
The key focus of the discussion was the coordination of efforts aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s energy resilience.
First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal participated in the conference “Energy Security – Lessons Learned from Ukraine” held in Berlin. During his address, he emphasised that amid the full-scale war, the energy sector has become one of the key fronts of confrontation with russia.
“Energy has become one of the central battlefields in russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine. Energy is no longer merely a separate sector — it is the operational foundation of the state,” the Minister stated.
On the sidelines of the international conference “Energy Security – Lessons Learned from Ukraine” in Berlin, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal held a meeting with Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Johann Wadephul.
The parties discussed expanding cooperation with German industry in the areas of flexible generation, power grid modernisation, hydrogen technologies, and localisation of energy equipment production.
They also coordinated priorities for preparations for the upcoming heating season.
From January to mid-May 2026, ten healthcare facilities launched their own electricity generation within the framework of the “Ray of Hope” project. The total installed capacity of the commissioned solar power plants amounts to 770 kW.
At present, an additional 94 facilities are at various stages of implementation, three healthcare institutions are at the final stage of completion, while 141 medical facilities are currently developing technical solutions.
- As a result of hostilities and attacks on energy infrastructure facilities, some consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv regions remain temporarily without electricity supply.
- Power engineers continue to operate in an enhanced mode in order to restore electricity supply to all consumers as quickly as possible. Restoration works are ongoing around the clock.
The relevant funding was allocated from the reserve fund of the State Budget within the framework of the state support programme for employees involved in emergency restoration works.
From January to March 2026, energy workers received additional monthly payments of UAH 20,000.
Since the beginning of the year, Ukraine has received 3,209 units of energy equipment, including generators, transformers, modular boiler houses, cogeneration units, boilers, and other critical equipment.
The assistance was provided by partners from the EU, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Slovakia, the United States, Türkiye, Finland, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Japan, the Czech Republic, Poland, Cyprus, UNICEF/WASH, PFRU, and VOLVO.
