First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal met with Paul Houston, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States in Ukraine. The parties discussed strengthening Ukrainian-American cooperation in the energy sector, implementing joint energy projects and mobilising financing for the recovery of Ukraine’s energy sector.

Particular attention was paid to continued support for Ukraine under the SPARC programme, the delivery of critically needed energy equipment, the development of distributed generation and energy storage systems.

Anatolii Kutsevol, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine for European Integration, took part in the informal meeting of EU energy ministers in Dublin. The event was organised by Ireland’s Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment as part of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

- As a result of hostilities and Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, some consumers in the city of Kyiv and Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Sumy and Kharkiv regions remained without electricity as of this morning. Energy workers will begin restoration works as soon as the security situation permits.

- No power supply restrictions are expected today. For updates on any changes to electricity supply, please consult the official information channels of your distribution system operator.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal met with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President Odile Renaud-Basso in Kyiv to discuss priorities for further cooperation.

“I am pleased to welcome Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to Kyiv, especially as Russia intensifies its attacks on our cities. We greatly value our partnership. We discussed priorities for further cooperation,” Denys Shmyhal noted.

Sometimes, newborn babies cannot breathe on their own. In such cases, they rely on mechanical ventilators. The reliable operation of these devices depends directly on an uninterrupted power supply. At a perinatal centre in one of Ukraine’s frontline cities, the lives of the smallest patients are now supported not only by the power grid and generators, but also by the facility’s own solar power plant equipped with battery storage.

With support from the Netherlands, 22 tonnes of energy equipment have been delivered to Kyiv region from warehouses at the Ministry of Energy’s logistics hubs.

The shipment includes diesel generators that can provide backup power for heating systems when needed. This assistance will help the region prepare for the winter period.

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched the Ukraine Energy Installation Facility (UEIF), a nationwide platform designed to help finance and coordinate the final stages of energy project implementation. These include engineering assessments, site preparation, equipment installation, grid connections, commissioning and quality assurance.

The launch of the mechanism was announced on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The project will be implemented over five years.

The first auctions to allocate support quotas for new solar power plants (SPPs) and solar power plants combined with energy storage systems (SPPs + ESS) have taken place.

In August, the Government adopted a decision that significantly simplified the conditions for investors participating in the auctions.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal addressed a meeting of Club de Madrid, an international organisation bringing together former heads of state and government. The event focused on current challenges facing energy systems and visions for a modern energy architecture.

According to Denys Shmyhal, the new global energy agenda can be distilled into four principles:

At the proposal of the Ministry of Energy, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution extending the imposition of special obligations on natural gas market participants until 31 March 2027.

This was announced by First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal.