December 15-21

  • A working group under the Ministry of Energy, with the participation of relevant authorities and energy companies, reviewed the lists of critically important facilities with guaranteed electricity supply in 16 regions with the aim of shortening them and redistributing capacity in favor of household consumers. As a result of the optimization, according to Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko, it was possible to free up 800 MW of additional capacity.
  • On December 19, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to redistribute state budget funds to important projects in the regions, particularly frontline ones, providing additional funding for educational institutions. In particular, UAH 125 million was allocated for installation of generators and batteries and UAH 334.5 million for the payment of utility bills by educational institutions.
  • There were no commercial exports of electricity from Ukraine. Imports fell by 30.7% to 126.3 GWh.
  • For the first time since the start of the war, Ukrenergo, together with transmission operators from Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania, launched monthly capacity allocation auctions on the JAO platform. The proposed capacity for imports to Ukraine is 460 MW from Hungary and 172 MW each from Slovakia and Romania.
  • At the request of the Ministry of Energy, the Energy Community Ministerial Council allowed Ukraine to continue operating large combustion plants during the period of martial law, but no later than December 31, 2028.
  • For the first time since 2021, the NEURC revised natural gas distribution tariffs for 34 gas distribution system operators, providing for their gradual increase in 2026: from January 1, the weighted average tariff will increase by 32% to 1.56 UAH/cubic meter, and from April 1, by another 21% to 1.89 UAH/cubic meter (excluding VAT).
  • Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Latvia announced new contributions to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund totaling over EUR 26 million; the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) will allocate an additional EUR 70 million to support decentralized energy and heat supply in Ukraine.
  • The EIB will transfer more than EUR 74 million in loans and grants to support critical services, renewable energy development, and energy efficiency improvements, including through the installation of solar power systems with storage batteries in hospitals and schools and the thermal modernization of universities and public buildings.
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