Svitlana Grynchuk: Government has determined a plan for how the country will overcome military challenges and provide people with heat and light this winter

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a Plan of measures developed by the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine to ensure that Ukraine's regions get through the autumn-winter period of 2025/26.

"Our goal is to systematize existing initiatives and decisions—of the Government, the Anti-Crisis Energy Headquarters, and specialized headquarters—and to create a single response mechanism that is understandable to all agencies. In the context of intensified shelling by russia, we must ensure smooth coordination between central and local authorities, military structures, and energy companies, and develop a unified algorithm of actions to prevent blackouts and quickly recover from those," said Minister of Energy of Ukraine Svitlana Grynchuk.

Key measures of the Plan include:

• Engineering protection and air defense of energy facilities, which involves coordination between all responsible authorities to ensure effective protection of critical energy infrastructure.
• Creation of a reserve equipment hub, i.e., formation of a centralized stockpile for rapid restoration of electricity supply.
• Establishment of regional crisis management teams on the ground to quickly assess the consequences of shelling and coordinate recovery efforts.
• Support for frontline regions – provision of fuel, generators, and satellite communications equipment for emergency preparedness.
• Strengthening of communications infrastructure – ensuring stable mobile and satellite communications even in the event of possible power outages.

"We see how, as the temperature outside drops, russia's attacks on our energy infrastructure are intensifying. The enemy has not changed its intentions to completely destroy our energy system and plunge Ukrainian cities into total darkness, and to this end, it is constantly employing new tactics. Therefore, we must be prepared for any possible scenario. The roadmap we have developed will allow us to increase the resilience of fuel and energy facilities to possible attacks, reduce the time needed to restore electricity and heat supply, ensure effective interaction between all structures, and rational use of equipment reserves," the Minister said.