Discussion of Ukraine’s energy needs took place at a meeting of the G7+ Coordination Group on Ukraine’s Energy Sector, attended by 20 countries, representatives of the EU, and six international organizations.
This was reported by Denys Shmyhal, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy.
“We held the fourth meeting of the G7+ Coordination Group on Ukraine’s Energy Sector in Gdansk, also known as the ‘Energy Ramstein’. The discussion was joined by 20 countries, representatives of the EU, and six international organizations,” Shmyhal wrote.
He noted that since the start of the full-scale invasion, the enemy has carried out more than 6,000 attacks on Ukraine’s energy system. The state’s priorities for 2026–2027 are aimed at simultaneously ensuring the resilience of the energy system during wartime and its full integration into the European energy space: protecting energy infrastructure, restoring damaged capacity, developing distributed generation, filling underground gas storage, and expanding cross-border interconnectors.
Shmyhal recalled that the total unmet needs of the Ukraine Energy Support Fund currently exceed 650 million euros.
The largest share of these unmet needs is for the restoration and repair of damaged energy facilities — 295 million euros. About 192 million euros are needed for the development of distributed generation, and nearly 148 million euros for emergency reserves and the purchase of critical equipment.
“I also stressed that in order to get through the next winter, more than 3 GW of thermal generation must additionally be repaired and restored. We count on the support and assistance of partners,” Shmyhal added.
He also thanked partners for supporting Ukrainian energy workers, including through the transfer of equipment from decommissioned thermal power plants.
