At G7+ and Rebuild Ukraine, Energy Community Secretariat: “We must hold the line” 
 

At the G7+ Energy Ramstein meeting and the Rebuild Ukraine Conference in Warsaw on 12–13 November, the Energy Community Secretariat rallied further support from donors and mobilised suppliers who deliver equipment to Ukraine’s energy companies. As administrator of the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, the Secretariat runs the main channel for international energy assistance to Ukraine.

“Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are crimes against humanity. But they will not shake our resolve. We must hold the line,” said Artur Lorkowski, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat. “The Fund is on track for a record year because Ukraine’s partners have proven they can be counted on, and the Fund has proven, time and again, that it delivers.”

The Fund is supporting Ukraine’s energy sector at record speed. In October, it signed contracts for energy equipment worth almost EUR 200 million, its highest monthly total ever, in what is already the most productive year in its history. Between January and June alone, the Fund allocated EUR 684 million, more than in any previous full year, and signed a quarter of all its purchase agreements to date, twice the pace of an average half-year.

Growing donor support has made this possible. In Warsaw, Norway signed over EUR 48 million to the Fund,  recognising  what is at stake this winter. But as Russia escalates its attacks, needs continue to grow. At the G7+ Energy Ramstein meeting on November 12, Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy put its current needs at EUR 400 million.

Meanwhile, the annual Rebuild Ukraine conference brought together the companies that supply equipment purchased by the Fund. The Secretariat -- together with Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy and the Fund’s independent procurement agent -- held a workshop for energy equipment manufacturers and suppliers. Participating in the Fund's procurement processes gives companies the chance to contribute to Ukraine’s energy recovery while expanding their market presence.  

“At Rebuild Ukraine, we met manufacturers and suppliers ready to help securing high-quality equipment at the best possible value and lead times for Ukraine,” said Adam Balogh, Head of the Ukraine Support Unit at the Energy Community Secretariat. “We strive to turn European engineering into Ukrainian resilience."

Currently,  120 tenders worth an estimated EUR 123.5 million are ongoing, and tenders worth almost EUR 349 million are in preparation.