Since the first days of the full-scale war with Russia, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine has been in dialogue with international partners to provide assistance to the Ukrainian energy sector, which is being mercilessly shelled by the enemy.
The Ministry of Energy has a working group to organize humanitarian aid to the energy sector, which collects applications from Ukrainian energy companies regarding their needs, processes them and passes them on to partners who are ready to provide appropriate assistance. The materials and equipment provided are distributed primarily among the regions most affected by Russian aggression. Energy companies can apply for international assistance with materials and equipment here: [email protected]
In April 2022, at the initiative of European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, the Energy Support Fund for Ukraine was established by the Energy Community. The Fund's donors are individual states, international companies and organizations. The main objective of the Fund is to help energy companies quickly restore damaged or destroyed energy infrastructure as a result of Russian shelling. The Fund is used to purchase equipment that cannot be provided by international partners as humanitarian aid. The procurement of the relevant equipment is carried out in accordance with international transparency standards by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). To make a contribution to the Fund, please contact: [email protected]
International assistance is also coordinated at a high level, through the energy ministers of the countries that are members of the International Energy Advisory Council under the Ministry of Energy. Representatives of the energy ministries of Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States, as well as the Energy Community Secretariat and the International Energy Agency, are already participating in the work of the Advisory Council.
Under the patronage of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, with the support of the European Commission and EISMEA, the Enterprise Europe Network in cooperation with the EU Clusters is also searching for partners in the electricity sector on the Electric Energy matchmaking Forum platform. The goal of the Forum is to identify manufacturers and distributors of energy equipment that could contribute and provide all possible suggestions to further assist Ukrainian citizens and businesses in the coming months.
More details can be found here: https://een-humanitarian-corridor-for-ukraine.b2match.io
