During the coordination briefing on meeting the needs of the energy sector of Ukraine, Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko noted that the restoration of power facilities and preparation for the autumn-winter period of 2024/25 sees its active stage, voicing the key areas of preparation and how problematic issues are being addressed in the regions.

The discussion was chaired by Oleksiy Kuleba, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, and gathered representatives of the Presidential Office, central executive authorities, regional military administrations, local governments, foreign diplomatic missions and international organisations.

In particular, the main focus of the preparations for the autumn-winter period is on the protection of energy infrastructure, repair and restoration of facilities, development of distributed generation, and provision of critical infrastructure with backup power sources, in particular for sustainable water and heat supply.

‘The Ministry of Energy collects and constantly updates data on the needs of the energy sector in preparation for the new autumn-winter period. Given the destruction and ongoing shelling, the needs are significant. Therefore, we are prioritising the needs and, in cooperation with international partners, actively seeking financial support to add capacity to the power system as soon as possible and guarantee reliable power supply to key facilities. We are grateful to our partners for their tangible assistance to the Ukrainian energy sector, which is provided in the form of the necessary energy equipment and through the mechanisms of Ukraine Energy Support Fund,' said German Galushchenko.

According to the Minister, provided that the necessary funding for projects is available and active work on restoration and repairs continues, it is possible to add about 3 GW of capacity to the system by the end of the calendar year, in addition to the already restored electricity generation.

The Ministry of Energy has a special technical team that works closely with energy companies and local administrations, analyses all projects, provides the necessary technical support, compiles a consolidated list of needs, etc.

In particular, a detailed questionnaire has been developed for the regions on distributed generation projects that are being or will be implemented to identify current problems in their implementation.

So far, information has been received from 18 regions, allowing the Ministry's experts to conduct a detailed analysis of existing projects and correctly formulate requests for equipment for potential projects. This is the fastest way to add capacity to the power system and provide electricity to critical infrastructure facilities.