During his visit to the United States, Denys Shmyhal delivered a lecture to students at Johns Hopkins University, where he spoke about the transformation of Ukraine’s approach to energy security amid the full-scale war.

He emphasized that the scale of Russian attacks on energy infrastructure is unprecedented for modern energy systems and has forced Ukraine to rethink the fundamental principles of energy sector operation. He shared his vision of a new energy architecture and noted that Ukraine’s experience may be valuable for international partners.

- As a result of hostilities and shelling of energy infrastructure facilities, some consumers in the Kherson and Kharkiv regions are temporarily without electricity supply.

- Power engineers are operating in an enhanced mode to restore electricity supply to all consumers as quickly as possible. Restoration works are ongoing around the clock.

- No electricity supply restrictions are forecast for today. Any changes in power supply will be communicated via the official resources of regional electricity distribution companies.

Deputy Minister of Energy Valentyna Moskalenko held a meeting with Aida Lindemeier, Director of the Bureau of the International Labour Organization in Ukraine, to discuss cooperation in strengthening human capital in the energy sector.

The ILO announced the launch of a new project in Ukraine, “Protection and Training of Energy Sector Workers for Sustainable Recovery,” with the Ministry of Energy as the beneficiary.

First Deputy Minister of Energy Artem Nekrasov and Deputy Minister of Energy Valentyna Moskalenko took part in a meeting of the Coordination Center for the implementation of Comprehensive Regional Resilience Plans.

The agenda included resilience plans for the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. Under the approved documents, more than 340 critical infrastructure facilities are to be protected and over 150 MW of additional distributed generation is to be commissioned before winter.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, during a working visit to the United States, held a series of meetings with representatives of major American businesses. The parties discussed joint projects in the nuclear sector, the supply of U.S. LNG, joint oil and gas production, and other areas of cooperation.

- As a result of hostilities and shelling of energy infrastructure facilities, some consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Sumy, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv regions remain temporarily without electricity supply.

- The most challenging situation is observed in the Chernihiv and Odesa regions. Due to several consecutive enemy attacks, energy equipment has sustained significant damage, leaving a considerable number of consumers without power.

Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Valentyna Moskalenko took part in the 16th Steering Committee meeting of the Ukraine Donor Platform.

During the meeting, government representatives presented to partners the key priorities in strengthening resilience and recovery, particularly in the energy sector.

Ukraine expects substantial support from international partners and donors to cover the needs related to the implementation of comprehensive regional energy resilience plans, with a total estimated value of €5.4 billion.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, within the framework of the CERAWeek forum in Houston (United States), discussed with international partners the strategy for the development of modern energy systems and the recovery of Ukraine’s energy sector.

During its work in the United States, the Ukrainian delegation reached a number of important agreements with American companies regarding energy projects in Ukraine. This was announced by First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, who is leading the delegation.

In particular, the following documents were signed:

The world in which Europe’s modern energy architecture was formed no longer exists. Today, energy systems must be assessed based on resilience, speed of recovery, and the ability to operate under prolonged shocks.

This was emphasized by First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal during the “European Forum” at the international energy conference CERAWeek in Houston, USA.

The Minister noted that Ukraine was forced to face these challenges earlier than most countries and outlined key conclusions for partners: