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Strengthening Energy Independence of Hospitals under the “Ray of Hope” Project: 47 Healthcare Facilities Have Started Generating Their Own Electricity Since the Beginning of the Year

From January through early September 2026, 47 healthcare facilities launched their own electricity generation under the “Ray of Hope” project. The total installed capacity of the solar power plants commissioned at these facilities amounts to 3.5 MW.

Currently, another 123 projects at healthcare facilities are at various stages of implementation.

Operational Situation in Ukraine’s Energy System as of the Morning of 4 September

- As a result of hostilities and attacks on energy infrastructure, some consumers in the Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions remain without electricity as of this morning. Restoration works are underway wherever security conditions allow.

- Overnight, the enemy once again attacked energy infrastructure facilities in the Odesa region. Grid restrictions may be introduced to prevent equipment overload and emergency situations. Energy workers are making every effort to restore the damaged equipment to operation as quickly as possible.

Over the Three Summer Months, Energy Workers Restored Electricity Supply to More Than 15 Million Consumers

From June through August, Ukrainian energy workers restored electricity supply to 15,211,910 consumers who had been left without power as a result of Russian attacks and hostilities.

In August alone, electricity supply was restored to 6,274,637 consumers; in July, to 4,953,499 consumers; and in June, to 3,983,774 consumers.

The largest number of consumers were reconnected in Donetsk, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions, as well as in the city of Kyiv.

Denys Shmyhal Holds Meeting on the Operation of the Oil Products Market under Martial Law

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal held a meeting on the operation of the oil products market under martial law. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Environment, the Ministry for Restoration, Infrastructure and Transport, the State Tax Service, the State Customs Service, the Antimonopoly Committee, as well as business representatives.

Ukraine Establishes European Rules for the Development of Renewable Energy

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted, in the second reading and as a whole, Government Draft Law No. 14271, “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Concerning the Implementation of European Union Legislation in the Field of Renewable Energy Sources.”

The draft law aims to implement the provisions of European Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, as well as relevant EU legislation on emissions reduction. It is also one of the measures under the Ukraine Facility.

Sumy Region Receives More Than 28 Tonnes of Energy Equipment from Sweden

A humanitarian shipment from Sweden has been delivered from the Ministry of Energy’s hub warehouses to critical infrastructure facilities in Sumy Region. The shipment includes equipment for the physical protection of energy infrastructure.

We thank the Government of Sweden and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) for their continued support to Ukraine’s energy sector. We also express our special appreciation to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) for its logistical support in delivering this assistance.