Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Anatoliy Kutsevol held a meeting with Naomichi Murooka, Deputy Director – Director of Urban and Regional Development at JICA Headquarters Infrastructure Management Department, and Osamu Hattori, Chief Representative of the JICA Office in Ukraine. They discussed Ukraine’s urgent energy sector needs and future cooperation directions.
- Due to hostilities and attacks on energy infrastructure, as of morning, electricity outages affected consumers in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia. Disruptions to heat supply were also recorded in Odesa city.
- Recovery efforts following Russia’s large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy system continue. Energy specialists are doing everything possible to restore damaged equipment.
Under the chairmanship of First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, a regular meeting of the Headquarters for Eliminating the Consequences of Emergencies in Kyiv and the Region was held.
According to Denys Shmyhal, restoration work continued throughout the day on energy facilities affected by last night’s massive missile strike, including sites in Kyiv, Odesa, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
During her visit to Kyiv, the European Union Commissioner for Equality, Hadja Lahbib, together with Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Anatoliy Kutsevol, visited the Darnytsia CHP, which was damaged by Russian attacks.
Anatoliy Kutsevol briefed the European Commission representative on the consequences of enemy strikes on the energy facility, which had supplied heat to more than 1,000 apartment buildings, as well as schools, kindergartens, hospitals, and other social infrastructure facilities.
Ukraine is actively expanding gas-turbine, gas-piston, and cogeneration installations to strengthen energy independence and meet the needs of communities, critical infrastructure, and industry.
Current installed capacities in regions:
- Overnight, the enemy conducted a massive strike on energy infrastructure, causing power outages in Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv region, and Kyiv city. Disruptions to heat supply were also recorded in Kyiv and Dnipro.
- Recovery efforts continue, with energy specialists working to restore damaged equipment.
- Due to adverse weather, several settlements in Zakarpattia remain without power. Regional crews are working around the clock.
Under the directive of the President, a closed-session meeting of the Headquarters for Eliminating the Consequences of Emergencies in Kyiv and the Region was held under the chairmanship of First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, with participation from military representatives.
During the meeting, measures to strengthen active air defense, particularly of energy facilities in Kyiv, were discussed. As Shmyhal noted, most information from the headquarters remains confidential due to potential further attacks by Russia.
The First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal held a meeting with G7 and EU ambassadors to discuss Ukraine’s energy recovery and preparation for the upcoming autumn-winter period.
Denys Shmyhal briefed the diplomats on the challenging energy situation caused by ongoing Russian attacks, highlighting key priorities: restoring generation, substations, and networks, as well as forming reserves of equipment and capacities. He emphasized the current need for large generators and transformers.
As part of the Emergency Recovery Program funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Ukraine received 13 generators for the capital’s communal enterprise Kyivteploenergo. A total of 137 generators were purchased under this phase of the program, with deliveries ongoing to other regions of Ukraine.
The First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal emphasized Japan’s systematic support for Ukraine’s energy sector:
Additional energy assistance from the Lithuanian Government was announced in January during a phone call between Minister of Energy of Lithuania Žygimantas Vaičiūnas and First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal.
22 generators, totaling 13 MW, were delivered to Kyiv hospitals and heat/water supply facilities. This is part of assistance provided by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense, facilitated by the Embassy of Ukraine in Lithuania. The remaining 26 generators from Ministry of Energy hubs were distributed to the facilities in greatest need.
