First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal held an online meeting with Parviz Shahbazov, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan. They discussed the current situation in Ukraine’s energy system and the practical implementation of agreements reached between the leaders of Ukraine and Azerbaijan — Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ilham Aliyev — in Munich.

Canada has announced a new contribution of €12.4 million to the Energy Support Fund of Ukraine. The country’s total contribution to the Fund now amounts to €44.6 million.

The funds will be directed toward the procurement and delivery of energy equipment for Ukrainian energy companies to support the restoration of infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal took part in a meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre.

The parties discussed cooperation in the energy sector, with particular focus on support for ensuring a stable heating season amid ongoing russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy and gas infrastructure.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal met with Anna Bjerde, Managing Director for Operations at the World Bank, and Antonella Bassani, World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia. The parties reviewed the results of their joint work and outlined further steps for cooperation. In particular, Denys Shmyhal expressed his appreciation for the preparation of RDNA5 and the implementation of joint initiatives in the energy sector.

- As a result of hostilities and shelling of energy infrastructure facilities, some consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Kharkiv regions remain without electricity supply.

- Where the security situation permits, specialists are already working to eliminate the consequences of the damage. Restoration works are ongoing without interruption to resume electricity supply and return equipment to operation as quickly as possible.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal participated in a meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and President of the European Council António Costa.

The parties discussed strengthening the resilience of Ukraine’s energy system and preparations for the upcoming autumn-winter period.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal, together with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Council António Costa, President of Finland Alexander Stubb, as well as the Heads of Government of Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Croatia, and Sweden, ministers and other distinguished guests, visited one of Kyiv’s combined heat and power (CHP) plants.

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

- Where the security situation permits, specialists are already working to eliminate the consequences of the damage. Restoration works are ongoing around the clock to resume power supply as quickly as possible and return equipment to operation.

The total cost of rebuilding and modernizing Ukraine’s energy sector over the next ten years amounts to USD 90.6 billion. This was announced by the First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal during the presentation of the fifth Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA5).

According to Denys Shmyhal, the current estimate represents a 34% increase compared to the previous assessment.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine Masashi Nakagome and Chief Representative of JICA in Ukraine Osamu Hattori. The parties discussed the consequences of the recent large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, urgent recovery needs, and key reforms and priorities in the energy sector. Particular attention was paid to strengthening the operational capacity and resilience of state-owned energy companies.