As part of Ukraine’s participation in the 69th IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Minister of Energy of Ukraine Svitlana Grynchuk held a series of bilateral meetings with the heads of delegations from Belgium, Germany, Canada, Sweden, and Austria.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy extended his greetings to the employees of Ukraine’s oil, gas, and refining sectors on their professional holiday, expressing gratitude for their daily dedication and significant contribution to ensuring the stable operation of the country’s fuel and energy complex under martial law conditions.
The President emphasized that the resilience of the Ukrainian state would not have been possible without the courage and commitment of oil and gas industry workers.
Ukraine’s Minister of Energy Svitlana Grynchuk participated in the 69th session of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, calling on the international community to take urgent measures to prevent further escalation of the situation at Ukrainian nuclear power plants due to Russia’s criminal actions.
Ukraine’s Minister of Energy Svitlana Grynchuk held a meeting with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine, Natalka Cmoc, during which the parties discussed avenues for expanding cooperation in the energy sector.
The meeting continued the dialogue initiated between the leadership of the two countries — President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney—during the Canadian Prime Minister’s visit to Ukraine in August this year.
In Zaporizhzhia, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko, a meeting of the Anti-Crisis Energy Headquarters was held. The session was attended by Vice Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine – Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksii Kuleba, Minister of Energy of Ukraine Svitlana Grynchuk, representatives of the Verkhovna Rada, energy companies, the Ministry of Defense, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the State Service for Special Communications.
Ukraine has launched the largest energy storage system complex with a capacity of 200 MW, built by DTEK in partnership with the U.S. company Fluence Energy B.V.
The complex includes six facilities located in Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, constructed in a record time of just one year. The project’s investment amounted to €125 million.
Overall, the system can store 400 MWh of electricity, enough to supply 600,000 households for two hours.
Minister of Energy of Ukraine Svitlana Grynchuk held an online meeting with the Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan, Parviz Shahbazov. They discussed the current situation in Ukraine’s energy system and the consequences of the latest Russian shelling.
Minister of Energy Svitlana Grynchuk held a meeting with the Ambassador of France to Ukraine, Gaël Veyssière. They discussed key cooperation priorities in the Ukrainian energy sector ahead of the heating season.
Minister of Energy of Ukraine Svitlana Grynchuk held a meeting with the Dutch delegation, led by Netherlands Deputy Minister for International Cooperation Pascal Hrotenhuis and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Ukraine, Alle Dorgaut.
“The Netherlands remain a reliable partner in supporting Ukraine’s energy sector. The country’s contributions to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund have already reached €65 million,” wrote Svitlana Grynchuk on her Facebook page.
Minister of Energy of Ukraine Svitlana Grynchuk held a meeting with the IMF mission, where they discussed the current situation in Ukraine’s energy system, preparations for the upcoming heating season, and the progress of reforms aimed at integration with the European Union.
The discussion also addressed recent Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Svitlana Grynchuk briefed her counterparts on the ongoing work to rapidly repair and restore facilities, as well as Ukraine’s needs for strengthening their protection.
