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Following agreements between Denys Shmyhal and Katherina Reiche, Ukrainian energy specialists inspected energy equipment in Germany for future transfer to Ukraine

Following agreements between First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany Katherina Reiche, and with the coordination of GIZ, a delegation of Ukrainian energy companies visited the production facilities of a German company.

The delegation included representatives of Ukrnafta JSC, Ukrhydroenergo PJSC, Naftogaz Teplo LLC, and Yevro-Rekonstruktsiya LLC.

New edition of the Electrical Installation Code (PUE:2026) enters into force

By Order of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine No. 283 dated 5 June 2026, a new edition of the Electrical Installation Code (PUE:2026) has been approved and entered into force. The document establishes requirements for electrical installations during their design, construction, reconstruction, technical upgrading, major overhaul, and operation.

The new edition of PUE:2026 was developed to update the requirements for electrical installations, align them with the legislation of Ukraine, and harmonise them with European standards.

Ministry of Energy continues coordinating the deployment of new generation capacity

According to regional data, approximately 1.8 GW of distributed gas-fired generation capacity has now been installed across Ukraine.

Kyiv region leads in the deployment of gas-fired cogeneration units, with more than 219 MW installed. More than 100 MW of capacity has also been installed in the Cherkasy (129.3 MW), Dnipropetrovsk (118.2 MW), Volyn (113.6 MW), Ivano-Frankivsk (108.8 MW), Sumy (103.6 MW), and Zakarpattia (100.3 MW) regions.

Operational situation in Ukraine’s power system as of the morning of 21 July

- As a result of hostilities and attacks on energy infrastructure, some consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kharkiv regions remain temporarily without electricity.

- Power engineers are working around the clock to restore electricity supply to affected households as quickly as possible.

- Adverse weather conditions have also left four settlements in the Mykolaiv and Poltava regions without power. Repair crews are carrying out restoration work.

Denys Shmyhal visited a coal mine in Dnipropetrovsk region

During his working visit to the Dnipropetrovsk region, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, together with the Head of the Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Hanzha, visited one of the region’s coal mines.

During the visit, they met with the mine’s management and staff to discuss current challenges and urgent needs, while coordinating further cooperation in preparation for the upcoming autumn-winter period.

Denys Shmyhal chaired a meeting in Dnipropetrovsk region on preparations for the autumn-winter period

During a working visit to the Dnipropetrovsk region, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Energy of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, together with the Head of the Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Hanzha, and with the participation of Members of Parliament, mayors, and heads of local communities, chaired a meeting with executives of fuel and energy sector enterprises to review the region’s preparations for the upcoming autumn-winter period.

Odesa Region Receives More Than 126 Tonnes of Equipment from Sweden to Protect Energy Infrastructure

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine has delivered 126.88 tonnes of humanitarian assistance provided by Sweden from its emergency energy assistance hubs to the Odesa region.

The assistance, provided by the Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency (MSB), includes protective engineering structures—various types of gabions and containers—which will be used to strengthen the protection of the region's energy infrastructure facilities.

Anatolii Kutsevol Discussed Priority Energy Investment Projects with the French President's Special Envoy

Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Anatolii Kutsevol met with Muriel Lacoue-Labarthe, Special Envoy of the President of the French Republic for Assistance and Reconstruction of Ukraine.

The meeting focused on priority investment projects in the energy sector that may receive French financing under the Ukraine Fund II Grant Agreement between the Governments of Ukraine and the French Republic.

Operational Situation in Ukraine's Power System as of the Morning of 20 July

- As a result of hostilities and attacks on energy infrastructure, some consumers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Kherson regions remain temporarily without electricity.

- Energy workers continue around-the-clock restoration efforts to restore power supply to affected consumers as quickly as possible.

- In the Kharkiv region, a hostile UAV struck an energy company's service vehicle. One employee was injured. His life is not in danger.