The Strategic Investment Council has approved Ukraine’s Unified Public Investment Project Portfolio for 2026, which includes 149 initiatives with an estimated total value of ₴11.4 trillion, according to the Ministry of Finance.
Of the approved projects, 75 initiatives are based on existing ones, with an approximate value of about ₴1 trillion. The remaining 74 projects are new, estimated at around ₴10.4 trillion.
The Ministry clarified that these figures represent the overall estimated costs of the initiatives, not the funding plan for 2026 alone. The Unified Project Portfolio provides the basis for initiatives to seek full or partial financing from the state budget in 2026 and subsequent budget periods.
Key portfolio priorities:
- Municipal infrastructure and services (Ministry of Development) — 40 initiatives (26 programs, 14 projects)
- Transport (Ministry of Development) — 39 (6 programs, 33 projects)
- Energy (Ministry of Energy) — 25 (25 projects)
- Healthcare (Ministry of Health) — 22 (11 programs, 11 projects)
- Education and science (Ministry of Education) — 10 (8 programs, 2 projects)
- Housing (Ministry of Development) — 4 (4 programs)
- Social sphere (Ministry of Social Policy) — 4 (2 programs, 2 projects)
- Environment (Ministry of Economy) — 2 (2 programs)
- Public services and digitalization (Ministry of Digital Transformation) — 1 (1 program)
- Public finance (Ministry of Finance) — 1 (1 project)
- Legal activities and judiciary (Ministry of Justice) — 1 (1 project).
The new initiatives underwent a comprehensive expert assessment conducted by three central government bodies:
- Ministry of Economy — strategic alignment and economic justification (including environmental aspects)
- Ministry of Development/Ministry of Restoration — compliance with the State Regional Development Strategy
- Ministry of Finance — financial justification
Projects and programs will be implemented based on the full life-cycle approach — from preparation and implementation to operation and completion — taking into account cross-cutting state priorities such as energy efficiency, climate change adaptation, gender equality, and accessibility.
For initiatives continuing from 2025, a transitional approach is applied: only strategic alignment and reporting are verified.
Ukraine is currently undergoing a reform of public investment management (PIM) led by the Government. The goal is to strengthen strategic planning at both national and local levels, improve transparency, accountability, and the efficient use of funds, as well as introduce medium-term planning and digital investment management tools. Training sessions for communities and regions on new procedures, medium-term planning, and the use of the DREAM system are still ongoing
