Donors reaffirm commitment to Ukraine’s energy resilience and set priorities for 2026 

During the 2025 Ukraine Energy Support Fund Donor Coordination Meeting, donors and partners united around urgent actions to protect Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and enhance long-term resilience.

On December 4, the Energy Community Secretariat, in close cooperation with Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy, hosted the year-end Donor Coordination Meeting of the Ukraine Energy Support Fund (the Fund). Since its establishment in April 2022, the signed contributions reached EUR 1,3 billion donated by 33 donors, rendering the Fund one of the most impactful and trusted tools for sustaining Ukraine’s energy resilience throughout the war — restoring critical infrastructure, enabling winter preparedness, and advancing the transition to a future-ready, decentralised energy system. The Fund’s role has taken on even greater significance in recent months: the severe damage inflicted by intensified autumn strikes brought into sharp focus the critical role of the Fund’s rapid response in restoring essential infrastructure. 

Building on this urgency, throughout 2025, the Fund further consolidated its operational framework and expanded its project portfolio, while prioritising rapid response and energy system modernisation. During the meeting, donor governments, international partners, and financial institutions reviewed progress to date, reflected in the significant volume of equipment and support already deployed: more than half a billion euros in delivered equipment and over 960 supply contracts worth EUR 780 million, supporting over 60 energy companies in 23 regions of Ukraine. 

In parallel, the Fund has expanded its impact beyond the urgent delivery of critical equipment to driving long-term resilience through comprehensive sustainable energy projects. This includes the Ray of Hope initiative, which is installing solar PV systems in 130 healthcare facilities, with over 678 institutions pre-selected for future support — ensuring clean, reliable, and uninterrupted power for essential services. In parallel, and in order to strengthen the power grid's stability over the long term, the Secretariat is working closely with Ukrenergo to establish a mechanism to elevate war-related risks for ancillary service provisioning projects. 

Against this backdrop, Wednesday's meeting served as a key moment to align on priorities for 2026 — accelerating winter preparedness, advancing recovery projects and procurement plans, ensuring compliance and transparency, expanding renewable and decentralised generation, and strengthening strategic coordination. 

 Partners also reviewed the Fund’s safeguards. Recovery needs and priorities are defined by a multi-stakeholder working group under Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy, while an independent procurement agent runs all tenders on a dedicated e-platform in line with international standards. Funds are secured before procurement begins to eliminate payment risk, and every stage — from the initial support request to final delivery — is subject to multiple layers of control, verification, and internal and external audits. 

“What we have achieved together has kept Ukraine’s energy system standing. But the scale of destruction requires us to go further and faster. In 2026, closing our 400 million euro funding gap and expanding decentralised and sustainable energy solutions will be critical to protecting energy security and saving lives,” stated Artur Lorkowski, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat, in his opening remarks.   

The Secretariat expresses its gratitude to all donors and partners for their continued support and called for further contributions to address the most pressing need.