Energy Community Secretariat and Ukraine sustain winter energy support, accelerate next-stage resilience 

As international solidarity drives continued deliveries of vital energy equipment through the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy and the Energy Community Secretariat are stepping up coordination to restore recent damage and build up strategic reserves through the Fund.

Amid week after week of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and severe winter conditions, the international community has responded with solidarity at an unprecedented scale. Since November 2025, €522 million in contributions have been signed for the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, administered by the Energy Community Secretariat. This sustained confidence positions the Fund to address new and immediate needs of Ukraine's energy companies, scaling up its support during the most dire period of the full-scale war to date. 

Against this backdrop, Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, Denys Shmyhal, and Energy Community Secretariat Director Artur Lorkowski met yesterday to coordinate next steps to strengthen the country’s energy system. Minister Shmyhal highlighted that “the Fund is existential” to keeping critical energy services running for communities across the country. Ensuring this continuity requires year-round winter preparedness, with complex reconstruction works needing financing and equipment procurement now to guarantee readiness for the next heating season. 

To date, more than 1,000 supply contracts have been concluded under the Fund, worth over EUR 800 million. Over EUR 610 million worth of essential energy equipment, services and passive protection measures have been reported as delivered to eligible Ukrainian energy companies across Ukraine. Building on these proven results, the Ministry and the Secretariat agreed on a three-pronged approach to guide next steps: new requests reflecting recent damage will be fast-tracked through expedited procedures, enabling rapid deployment of resources to the hardest-hit areas of the country; the Fund and the Ministry will work together to develop a strategic reserve to enable rapid deployment of critical energy equipment in response to evolving operational needs, including new damage to energy infrastructure caused by attacks or other unforeseen circumstances; and harmonised technical requirements for equipment will support the operationalisation of this reserve by streamlining procurement and delivery, ensuring faster and more efficient mobilisation of support to energy companies. Together, the Fund and the Ministry will explore options for establishing the operational framework for the reserve. 

Eligible Ukrainian energy companies are encouraged to submit Support Requests through the Working Group on the Organisation of Humanitarian Aid in the Energy Sector — an advisory body chaired by the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine — enabling coordinated prioritisation and timely allocation of assistance. The Fund processes and delivers approved requests through a transparent, multi-level framework that ensures strong operational coordination between Ukrainian authorities and international partners, while maintaining accountability through established procedures, international fiduciary standards, and donor earmarking provisions under respective grant agreements. 

The Secretariat also invites all interested suppliers to register on its dedicated procurement platform to explore procurement opportunities under the Fund.