During a working visit to a nuclear power plant, Denys Shmyhal, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy, chaired a meeting on the future development of nuclear energy.

“Nuclear generation will become the backbone of the new energy architecture, as it ensures coverage of the base load of the power grid. Accordingly, Ukraine requires new nuclear power units, including the completion of Units 3 and 4 at the Khmelnytskyi NPP,” he stated.

Between January and March, more than 2,000 units of energy equipment were delivered to Ukraine. These include generators, transformers, modular boiler houses, cogeneration units, boilers, and other equipment.

Assistance was provided by partners from the EU, as well as Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia, Austria, Estonia, France, Japan, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Poland, Cyprus, Switzerland, UNICEF/WASH, the Netherlands, PFRU, and Finland.

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

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

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, awarded departmental distinctions to energy sector workers who carried out emergency restoration works at electricity infrastructure facilities.

“Under shelling and constant danger, they restored electricity to Ukrainian homes, reinstated critical infrastructure operations, and ensured the resilience of the power system,” he emphasized.

During the visit to a power unit damaged by a Russian missile, energy workers were also supported by a performance from Sviatoslav Vakarchuk.

In March, the Ukraine Energy Support Fund received grant contributions totaling EUR 3.2 million from Iceland and Slovenia.

Additionally, grant agreements were signed and new donor commitments announced during the month. Expected contributions include EUR 12.5 million from Canada, EUR 10 million from the European Commission, EUR 5.4 million from Denmark, EUR 4.8 million from Germany, and EUR 1.5 million from Croatia.

Further pledges were announced by the United Kingdom (EUR 57.9 million), Italy (EUR 10 million), and the Province of Alberta, Canada (EUR 155,000).

- As a result of hostilities and shelling of energy infrastructure facilities, a number of consumers in Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Chernihiv regions remain temporarily without electricity supply. The most challenging situation is in the Chernihiv region.

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

The final meeting of the Headquarters for the Elimination of the Consequences of the Energy Emergency, established in January 2026, was held under the chairmanship of First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal.

“We are adapting the coordination format to ensure effective preparation for the next heating season. In total, 36 meetings were held and dozens of decisions were adopted to stabilize the situation in the energy system,” the Minister noted.

Key outcomes of the Headquarters’ work include:

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.