This series of quarterly analytical reviews is prepared as part of the research project Assessing Control Architecture in State-Owned Energy Enterprises in Ukraine: Gaps in Corporate Governance Implementation. It focuses on the state-owned energy sector, where corporate governance, internal control and oversight mechanisms remain critically important both for the resilience of the sector itself and […]
August 31 – September 6 On the night of September 2, Russia carried out a massive missile and drone attack on the energy infrastructure of the city of Odesa and Odesa region, which seriously damaged key power transmission facilities, left at least 350,000 consumers without electricity, and caused disruptions in functioning of critical infrastructure and […]
Ukraine is still slowly fulfilling the obligations that will allow it to receive a tranche of assistance from the World Bank under the Development Policy Operation (DPO-2 2026) support instrument. 12 obligations have been identified for this purpose. In September, the IMF Mission begins work on the second review of the IMF Program. The structural […]
August 24 – 30 According to estimates by the KSE Institute, as of February 2026, Ukraine’s direct losses from the full-scale invasion of Russia had reached USD 197.5 billion, an increase of 16% compared to November 2024. Losses in the energy sector rose by 25% (USD 18.3 billion) primarily due to systematic Russian attacks on […]
August 17 – 23 On the night of August 20, Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving approximately 90,000 customers without power in Kyiv and 13,000 in the Odesa region; outages were also reported in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions. The Verkhovna Rada passed a […]
August 10 – 16 Since the beginning of 2026, Russia carried out 293 attacks on Naftogaz Group facilities, 13 of which occurred during the reporting week. As of August 1, Ukraine prepared 58% of residential buildings, about 63% of social sector facilities, and over 60% of boiler rooms for the 2026–27 heating season, while simultaneously […]
August 3 – 9 Commercial electricity imports to Ukraine rose by 191.3% to 65.7 GWh. Exports, in turn, fell by 43.2% to 47,8 GWh. Thus, the volume of imports exceeded the volume of exports by 37.4%. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant continued to experience disruptions in its external power supply: on August 4, the plant […]
An analysis conducted by DiXi Group experts indicates that the Russian state-owned corporation “Rosatom” plays a significantly broader role than its officially declared activities in the field of civil nuclear energy. The corporation is a key component of the technological and industrial base of the Russian military-industrial complex and is involved in the development, production, […]
Ukraine has received $3.39 bn from the World Bank under the Development Policy Operation (DPO-1 2026) support facility. Twelve other commitments have also been set out for Ukraine: fulfilling these will enable the country to receive a further $1 billion from the World Bank under DPO-2. On 20 July 2026, the IMF Executive Board approved […]
July 27 – August 2 The Ministry of Energy announced a set of measures to prepare the power system for a projected 1 GW increase in consumption due to the August heat wave, including adjusting maintenance schedules for power generation facilities, increasing electricity imports, and maximizing domestic power generation. The Cabinet of Ministers expanded the […]
July 20 – 26 With support from the EBRD, JSC “Ukrnafta” began implementing a project to build a gas-fired combined heat and power plant with a capacity of approximately 250 MW, which will provide electricity and heat to the local community and offer ancillary services to the power grid. The company is currently conducting a […]
July 13 – 19 The average hourly electricity price on the day-ahead market (Base DAM index) during July 13–19 decreased to 3,625.3 UAH/MWh (-22.3%); The Verkhovna Rada adopted a law aimed at modernizing centralized heat supply, introducing comprehensive regulation on the large-scale installation and maintenance of individual heat distribution units and expanding the powers of […]