energy sector

Drone attack disrupts flights and sparks fires in Russian city of Ufa

Explosions were reported in Ufa, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan, on the morning of Saturday, Aug. 1, amid reports of drone strikes on an oil refinery.

1 August, 12:02 PM

Ukraine eyes 30-year energy agreement with Canada to secure LNG supplies

Ukraine plans to sign a 30-year energy agreement with Canada to secure liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies, the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy announced on July 25.

28 July, 10:29 AM

Russia now targets individual Ukrainian energy facilities with up to 25 drones

Russia is now targeting one Ukrainian energy object with swarms of 20 to 25 drones simultaneously, driving a 36% surge in successful strikes in the first half of 2026, Ukrenergo Chair Vitaliy Zaichenko said, Ukrinform reported on July 10.

10 July, 02:44 PM

Ukrainian banks finance nearly 2 GW of energy restoration

Ukrainian banks have jointly provided financing for energy generation restoration projects with a capacity of 1.9 gigawatts over the past two years, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported on July 10.

10 July, 01:45 PM

G7+ Energy Coordination Group meets in Gdańsk amid widening funding gaps

20 countries, the EU, and six international organizations joined the discussion on the needs of Ukraine's energy sector at a meeting of the G7+ Energy Coordination Group in Gdańsk, Minister of Energy Denys Shmyhal announced on June 25.

25 June, 12:05 PM

China continues investing in LNG infrastructure

French engineering firm GTT has won a contract to design three huge onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks in southern China, the company announced on June 23.

24 June, 12:44 AM

Russian drones strike Naftogaz facilities

Russian drones struck multiple Naftogaz Group facilities in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast overnight on May 17-18, damaging critical civilian infrastructure and injuring two workers, the company said.

18 May, 01:40 PM

American-Ukrainian fund draws 282 projects one year after launch

One year after the signing of the agreement creating the U.S.–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund (URIF), the fund has received 282 project financing applications from more than 15 countries, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported on May 5.

5 May, 01:53 PM

Two Ukrainian energy giants finish joint gas well drilling project

Ukrainian energy giants Ukrnafta and Ukrgasvydobuvannya completed the first joint drilling of a gas well at one of Ukrnafta's fields, the companies announced on April 15.

16 April, 12:19 PM

Polish firm ELQ to pour €2.5 billion into Ukrainian solar and storage

Polish company ELQ plans to invest up to €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) in the development of solar generation and energy storage systems in Ukraine, ExPro Consulting reported on March 30.

1 April, 11:17 AM

Ukraine needs $15B for recovery in 2026, only 38% secured — Kuleba

Ukraine’s priority recovery needs for 2026 total $15 billion, with only 38% of the required funding secured so far, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said at a meeting of the Ukraine Platform Steering Committee, Interfax-Ukraine reported on March 26.

26 March, 11:46 AM

Ukraine seeks U.S. financial support for energy reconstruction – Shmyhal

Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal met with U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright during a working visit to the United States, he said on March 25.

25 March, 11:09 AM

Ukraine to restore over half of its damaged energy infrastructure by May end

Ukraine has already partially restored 3.5 gigawatts (GW) of power generation capacity damaged by Russian winter attacks and plans to restore another 4 GW, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal reported on March 13.

16 March, 01:14 PM

Zelenskyy urges sweeping Western sanctions on Russia’s energy, nuclear power, elites

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged allies to implement sanctions against to the entire Russian energy sector, including nuclear power and Rosatom, in his Feb. 16 Telegram post.

16 February, 12:43 PM

Czech volunteers raise over $3.8 million to support Ukraine’s energy sector

A Czech civic initiative called Dárek pro Putina (Gift for Putin) raised more than $3.8 million in just a few days to support Ukraine’s energy sector, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Jan. 25.

25 January, 02:39 PM

Ukraine to convene ‘energy Ramstein’ meeting as winter crisis continues

Ukraine will call an urgent meeting with its international partners to ask for assistance in shoring up its energy sector, which currently teeters on the brink of collapse due to persistent Russian missile attacks and freezing snowstorms.

15 January, 10:49 PM

Russia sought to induce blackout in Poland, minister says

Poland came “very close” to a nationwide blackout in December 2025 after a Russian cyberattack targeted its energy sector, Polish Digitalization Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said on Jan. 13.

14 January, 04:11 AM

Ukrainian government starts sweeping audit of defense-sector companies

Ukraine's State Audit Service (DASU) will launch a large-scale audit of the country’s defense sector starting from Dec. 23, the institution's head Alla Basalaieva's official statement wrote on Dec. 22.

22 December 2025, 01:22 PM

Kyiv's Court of Appeal frees prominent NABU detective Mahamedrasulov from custody

Kyiv's Court of Appeal ruled on Dec. 3, to cancel the detention of National Anti-Corruption Bureau detective Ruslan Mahamedrasulov and release him from custody directly in the courtroom, NV's correspondent reported from the hearing.

3 December 2025, 08:24 PM

NABU exposes major energy sector corruption

Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) and National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) announced they have uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme in the energy sector in the statement on Telegram, published on Nov. 10.

10 November 2025, 12:20 PM

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