G7+ donors announce fresh support for Ukraine’s energy sector recovery PHOTO

Ukraine has secured fresh commitments worth hundreds of millions of euros to help restore its damaged energy infrastructure, as international partners gathered in Poland for a major recovery conference.

The pledges were announced at the Conference on the Recovery of Ukraine in Gdańsk, which also hosted a meeting of the G7+ Energy Coordination Group — often referred to as the “Energy Ramstein” format — bringing together representatives from 20 countries, the European Union and six international organisations, Caliber.Az reports.

According to Ukrainian officials, at least €375 million in new support has been pledged, alongside additional contributions to the Energy Support Fund aimed at stabilising the country’s electricity system.

First Deputy Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said the latest commitments include $175 million from the United States, €137 million from Sweden, €77 million from Norway, €4 million from Lithuania, €2.125 million from Estonia, and €550,000 from Iceland.

Several European countries are also contributing equipment from decommissioned thermal power plants, including Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia, Croatia, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, in a bid to accelerate repairs and restore generation capacity.

Ukrainian officials estimate the country’s remaining unmet energy needs at more than €650 million. Of this, €295 million is required for the repair of damaged energy facilities, around €192 million for the expansion of distributed generation, and nearly €148 million for emergency reserves and critical equipment purchases.

By Aghakazim Guliyev