Germany pledges €100 million in extra aid for Ukraine’s energy recovery

Germany will provide an additional €100 million to Ukraine to help rebuild its damaged energy infrastructure, the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy announced.

The funds will be allocated by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWK) through the KfW Development Bank and channelled into the Ukraine Energy Support Fund (UESF), Caliber.Az cites the ministry's Telegram post.

German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche emphasised that Russian attacks have turned Ukraine’s energy sector into another front line, and stated that Germany “will not leave the Ukrainian people to face this challenge alone.”

The funds will be used to finance replacement parts and upgrades for the damaged energy infrastructure. The fund has already raised more than €1.3 billion. The German government has contributed more than €390 million by the beginning of 2025, making it the largest donor.

This follows a previous announcement of €60 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund (UESF), aimed at helping Ukraine restore energy infrastructure — including generators, energy equipment and mobile thermal power plants. 

Russia has recently intensified attacks on Ukraine's energy sites. Following the late November attack on the Kyiv region, more than 600,000 people were left without power. In that attack, Russia used 36 missiles and around 600 drones, per the BBC.

By Khagan Isayev