Denys Shmyhal: Declaration of conformity and CE marking no longer required for a range of energy equipment

The Government has approved a resolution that simplifies the import of power equipment, including generators and transformers, to Ukraine. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a Government session.

According to him, the Government will actually suspend the effect of six technical regulations that were applied to the import and sale of electrical equipment: "Now, a number of these products will not require a declaration of conformity and CE marking."

The Prime Minister noted that Ukraine had successfully passed the first month of the heating season. He emphasized that the situation in the energy sector remained stable. No electricity deficit exists. The heating season has kicked off in all regions.

"Ukraine has now fully provided itself with the required amount of energy resources. We have almost 16 billion cubic meters of gas in our storage facilities. Coal reserves in storage facilities amount to 1.1 million tonnes," the Prime Minister said.

Denys Shmyhal noted that repairs and protection of key sections of the power system were underway. Almost 1.9 GW of generating capacity has already been restored. It is planned to restore another 1.3 GW of additional capacity by the end of the year. A huge amount of work has been done to restore grids, protect substations and other critical equipment.

"We are also repairing other systems. As of today, 445 heat supply facilities have been restored. These are boiler houses, central heating stations, and thermal power plants. We engage in active cooperation with our partners in the energy sector. We have new deliveries of air defense systems that are expected to enhance the protection of energy facilities," the Head of Government emphasized.

The Prime Minister said that the United States had handed over 22 mobile boiler houses to Ukrainian communities and was preparing new deliveries. Denmark will contribute EUR 7 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund. The total amount of support through the Fund has already exceeded EUR 320 million.

In addition, opportunities for importing electricity from the EU have been expanded. Ukraine can now import up to 1.2 GW of capacity, compared to 500 MW a year ago.