In 2023, under the coordination of the Ministry of Energy, Ukraine received 496 cargoes of humanitarian aid for the energy sector weighing 5,938 tonnes. In 2023, about 120 companies, government agencies and NGOs from 34 countries provided assistance.
"Preparing for the heating season amid the war has become a real challenge for the energy sector. Repairs and restoration were carried out, among other things, with the help of power equipment we received from our partners. We are grateful to each country for their assistance, which ensured that Ukrainians' homes have heat and light," said Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko.
The equipment received from our partners includes generators, transformers and autotransformers, surge arresters, circuit breakers of various capacities, special equipment, etc. Some of the equipment (over 5.200 tonnes) has already been distributed to 104 companies in the fuel and energy sector.
Energy companies in Mykolaiv (657 tonnes), Donetsk (494 tonnes) and Kherson (454 tonnes) regions received the most assistance. A significant amount of equipment was also donated by our partners to meet the needs of energy companies in Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa regions.
In total, since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has received more than 10,500 tonnes of power equipment from 35 countries.