To prepare for winter, Ukraine will receive 100 million euros from partners through the Energy Support Fund.
As reported by Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal, such commitments were announced by the partners today during a meeting of the “energy Ramstein”.
At the same time, according to him, the participants agreed to seek additional financing for the Fund in the amount of 829 million euros.
“This is critically important for ensuring the timely allocation of resources to already approved and prioritized needs, as well as for the implementation of procurements,” the minister noted.
During the meeting in the Ukraine Energy Coordination Group format, goals and priorities were also discussed.
“In the context of preparations for next winter, the EU's decision to provide financial support to Ukraine in the amount of 90 billion euros is particularly important. We believe that the support and solidarity of partners will help Ukraine get through next winter,” Shmyhal noted.
According to Shmyhal, Ukraine needs at least 5.4 billion euros to prepare for the next heating season.
What is known about preparations for the 2026-2027 heating season?
On March 14, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree putting into effect the NSDC decision on resilience plans for Ukrainian cities and regions, which provide for preparation for the winter of 2027.
Earlier, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal stated that the government is developing both active and passive protection of Ukrainian energy facilities. According to him, the total need for financing such work is 35 billion hryvnias.
On March 20, the government allocated 12.85 billion hryvnia for the first work to develop protection for 209 critical infrastructure facilities in frontline regions and the Kyiv region in preparation for the upcoming winter.
On March 27, the Government allocated another 9.2 billion hryvnias to build protection for 245 critical infrastructure facilities in non-frontline regions of Ukraine. These funds will be distributed within the framework of resilience plans to prepare for the winter of 2027.