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Ukraine offers $29 million loans for grid investment

The Ukrainian government has launched a loan program to finance private sector investment in distributed power generation projects, the Economy Ministry announced on June 3.

3 June, 08:41 PM

Norway contributes $46 million to Ukraine grid repairs

Norway and the EU are moving forward with a new program to help Ukraine prepare for next winter, including NOK425 million ($46 million) in funding for repairs, the Norwegian government announced on May 26.

27 May, 01:54 AM

Ukraine to hold tender for 1.3 GW of grid capacity buildup

The Cabinet has approved a tender to build more than 1.3 gigawatts of new generating capacity as part of energy resilience plans, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko announced on May 22.

22 May, 09:26 PM

Ukraine needs $6.3 billion to harden 3,000 critical infrastructure sites

Over the four years of full-scale war with Russia, Ukraine has moved from ad hoc responses to a systemic resilience model for critical infrastructure, Development Minister Oleksii Kuleba said at the European Preparedness Conference on March 23.

24 March, 09:11 PM

Russian drones hit infrastructure, cut power in Odesa Oblast

Russia launched a drone attack on the southern part of Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast overnight, damaging energy, industrial, and port infrastructure, regional Governor Oleh Kipper reported on Telegram on March 17.

17 March, 09:38 AM

Ukraine, Romania building new cross-border power transmission lines

Ukraine and Romania are building two new cross-border high-voltage power lines, and one could be ready by the end of 2026, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a visit to Bucharest on March 12.

12 March, 09:55 PM

Solar, wind generation supply 10% of Ukraine’s electricity

Solar and wind generation produce 10 percent of Ukraine’s electricity on average over a given year, the former chairman of Ukraine’s grid operator Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, told NV Radio on March 10.

11 March, 11:12 PM

Much of donated energy equipment sits idle, former Ukrenergo chief says

Many expensive cogeneration units donated by international partners were never connected to the grid and remain unused, the former chairman of Ukraine’s grid operator Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, told NV Radio on March 10.

11 March, 09:22 PM

Ukraine repairs third of damage done to energy system, minister says

Ukraine has restored about one-third of more than 9 GW of power generation capacity knocked out by Russian attacks since October 2025, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on March 5.

5 March, 09:46 PM

Energy Ministry: Ukrainian NPPs throttle down after Russian attack

Ukraine was once again forced to reduce the output of its nuclear power plants after several high-voltage transmission lines were damaged in a Russian air strike on Feb. 26, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said.

26 February, 10:10 PM

Russia not done with infrastructure attacks, Shmyhal warns

Although the stability of Ukraine’s power grid is steadily improving, intelligence points to Moscow planning further strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Feb. 20.

21 February, 12:25 AM

Ukrenergo: Ukraine needs over 9 gigawatts of new generation in coming years

Ukraine’s power grid will need about 9.5 gigawatts of new generating capacity in the coming years to cover the deficit caused by Russian attacks, Vitalii Zaichenko, chairman of national grid operator Ukrenergo, said on Feb. 18.

18 February, 08:01 PM

Russian drones cripple Odesa power grid

The overnight Russian drone assault on Odesa caused significant damage to the city’s power grid, Ukraine’s energy company DTEK reported on Telegram on Feb. 13.

13 February, 11:41 AM

Russian drones knock out power in Mykolaiv Oblast

Parts of the Bashtanskyi district were left without electricity after an overnight Russian drone attack on energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv Oblast, regional Governor Vitaliy Kim reported on Telegram early on Feb. 13.

13 February, 09:11 AM

Ukraine, Moldova agree on new power transmission lines

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Moldovan PM Alexandru Muntianu discussed bilateral energy infrastructure projects during a meeting in Kyiv, Zelenskyy said on Feb. 10.

10 February, 10:09 PM

Kyiv’s power demand cannot be met externally, expert warns

Existing transmission lines lack capacity to meet Kyiv’s electricity demand after local power plants were knocked out by Russian attacks, Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Industry Research Center, told NV Radio on Feb. 9.

9 February, 10:40 PM

Ukraine gets $40 million from World Bank for power grid repairs

The World Bank will provide up to $40 million to Ukraine’s national grid operator Ukrenergo for key equipment urgently needed to repair the damage from Russian attacks, Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on Feb. 2.

2 February, 11:45 PM

Shmyhal explains cause of emergency power outages in Ukraine

A technical failure on cross-border and domestic power transmission lines triggered cascading outages across Ukraine’s energy system, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Telegram on Jan. 31.

31 January, 12:46 PM

Kharkiv in blackout after Russian attack

The Russian military launched a combined missile and drone strike on Kharkiv on the evening of Jan. 26, cutting power to roughly 80% of the city and surrounding region and damaging schools, apartment buildings, and a key energy facility, local officials said.

26 January, 11:37 PM

Russia targets Kyiv power grid with Zircon hypersonic missiles

The Russian military launched another major missile strike before dawn on Jan. 24, targeting Kyiv regional power grid with missiles and drones, including Zircon hypersonic missiles launched from occupied Crimea.

24 January, 05:13 AM

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