Ukraine’s Minister of Energy, German Galushchenko, and IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi held a substantive meeting during the extraordinary session of the IAEA Board of Governors, convened at Ukraine's request in response to ongoing russian attacks on electrical substations critical to the operation of nuclear power plants in Ukraine.
On December 12, 2024, the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), during an extraordinary meeting initiated by Ukraine, adopted the Ukrainian draft resolution by 22 votes. The resolution addresses the threats posed by attacks on energy infrastructure critical to the safety of Ukrainian nuclear power plants.
The resolution emphasizes the inadmissibility of attacks on electrical substations that ensure the external power supply to Ukrainian nuclear power plants. These attacks are recognized as a direct threat to nuclear safety.
During a working visit to Vienna, Ukraine’s Minister of Energy, German Galushchenko, met with the newly appointed EU Energy Commissioner, Dan Jørgensen.
The Minister briefed the Commissioner on the ongoing russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, which have intensified in recent times, as well as the measures being taken by Ukraine to protect the energy sector and maintain system stability.
Ukraine is forced to revise its approaches to building its energy system and adopt extraordinary technical solutions to ensure its operation amid constant missile and drone attacks by russia.
This was stated by the Minister of Energy, German Galushchenko, at the German-Ukrainian Business Forum in Berlin.
The Minister briefed Western partners on the challenges facing Ukraine’s energy sector due to ongoing attacks on infrastructure and emphasized the importance of swift and effective solutions to keep the country supplied with electricity.
The challenges of wartime present international businesses with opportunities to prepare and implement energy investment projects capable of proving their efficiency in extraordinary conditions.
This was emphasized by the Minister of Energy of Ukraine, German Galushchenko, during a meeting with businesses at the 7th Ukrainian-German Economic Forum held in Berlin.
Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Energy, Anatolii Korzun, held a meeting with a GIZ delegation led by Miriam Faulwetter, Director of the project "Just Transition of Coal Regions and Green Recovery of Ukraine's Energy Sector."
The key topic of the meeting was the continued support for coal regions in transitioning to more sustainable energy solutions to enhance energy security.
The Minister of Energy of Ukraine, German Galushchenko, met with Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's CDU/CSU bloc. Together, they visited one of Ukraine's energy facilities destroyed by russian shelling.
The head of the Ministry of Energy showed the German delegation the devastating consequences of enemy attacks on the energy sector, spoke about the restoration of the energy sector and the urgent needs for this process.
The energy partnership between our countries is gaining significant importance, particularly amid Ukraine's efforts to establish a sustainable and decentralized energy system.
The systematic, planned strikes by the enemy on substations critical to the operation of the nuclear energy complex indicate that the risk of a nuclear accident is extremely high and real.
This was stated by the Minister of Energy of Ukraine, German Galushchenko, in his video address during the UN thematic event "Protection of Ukraine’s Critical Energy Infrastructure from Russian Attacks During the War," initiated by Ukraine in cooperation with Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark, Norway, France, and Poland.
On November 27, Ukraine's Minister of Energy, German Galushchenko, held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine, Masashi Nakagome. Hideki Matsunaga, Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), also participated in the meeting.
The parties discussed areas of cooperation to support the resilience of Ukraine's energy system under enemy attacks, particularly during the winter period.
