The Minister of Energy of Ukraine, German Galushchenko, held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Ukraine, Natalka Cmoc.

The parties discussed ways to deepen cooperation to strengthen Ukraine's and Europe’s energy security, as well as to weaken russia’s influence on global energy markets.

German Galushchenko informed the Ambassador about the situation in Ukraine’s fuel and energy sector in light of continued enemy attacks on energy infrastructure facilities.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the draft Joint Work Program between the Government of Ukraine and the International Energy Agency (IEA) for the period 2025–2026 and authorized Ukraine’s Minister of Energy, German Galushchenko, to sign it.

The Ministry of Energy appreciates the United States' introduction of a new sanctions package against russia, specifically targeting those directly involved in the illegal management of the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).

The Minister of Energy of Ukraine, German Galushchenko, held a meeting with France’s Special Envoy for in Ukraine's Relief and Reconstruction Pierre Heilbronn, and the French Ambassador to Ukraine, Gaël Veyssière.

The Minister briefed the French delegation on the current state of the energy system and the consequences of recent enemy attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

France has allocated €5.7 million to Ukraine Energy Support Fund for the development of Ukraine's nuclear sector.

The agreement was signed by Artur Lorkowski, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat, and Pierre Heilbronn, France’s Special Envoy for Assistance and Reconstruction of Ukraine, in the presence of Ukraine's Minister of Energy, German Galushchenko, during the international Rebuild Ukraine Construction and Energy 2024 Conference in Warsaw.

Australia will allocate another €6 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, bringing its total contribution to over €18 million.

This was announced by the country's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, during her visit to Kyiv.

At a meeting with Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Energy, Roman Andarak, Penny Wong assured that Australia will continue to support Ukraine and its energy sector. She also condemned russian attacks on energy infrastructure, emphasizing the importance of countering such actions.

Ukrainian Minister of Energy German Galushchenko held an online meeting with US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm.

The parties discussed the current situation in the Ukrainian energy system in the context of intensive enemy shelling of energy infrastructure facilities and areas of cooperation between Ukraine and the US to counter russian energy terror.

The head of the Ministry of Energy emphasized that this year alone, russian federation has carried out 12 massive attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector, as a result of which 10 GW of generating capacity was destroyed.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has presented a new report with recommendations for creating a decentralized and modern energy system in Ukraine. The analysis was presented during a meeting between IEA representatives and Roman Andarak, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine.

On December 17 the experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) extended their monitoring mission at substations of the transmission system operator that are critically important for Ukrainian nuclear power plants.

The total amount of donor commitments for grant contributions to Ukraine Energy Support Fund has exceeded 1 billion euros.

The Fund’s resources  are directed to the restoration of energy infrastructure destroyed by russia and to meet the urgent needs of communities in electricity supply.