MARCH 9 – 15

  • On the night of March 14, Russia launched a massive strike on the energy infrastructure of Kyiv and the Kyiv region, causing power outages, disruptions to electric transit in Kyiv, and the shutdown of electricity, heat, and gas supplies for thousands of consumers in the Kyiv region.
  • Plans are in place to restore 4 GW of electricity generation capacity by the next heating season, with 2 GW to be restored by the end of May. The target for deploying distributed generation in 2026 is 1.5 GW, according to Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal.
  • A maintenance campaign has begun at nuclear power plants: on March 7, one power unit was taken offline, and in the middle of the reporting week, another unit initially went into emergency maintenance, after which it was transferred to scheduled intermediate maintenance; during evening peak consumption hours, the power deficit currently stands at about 1 GW.
  • Under the Memorandum on Lending for the Restoration of Energy Infrastructure, Ukrainian banks financed energy projects totaling 38.7 billion UAH (over 3,000 loans to businesses and 15,000 to households), which facilitated the development and restoration of 1,405 GW of generation capacity, as well as the implementation of electricity storage and heat supply projects.
  • The Cabinet of Ministers repealed the provision exempting non-household consumers with a 90% import share from electricity outages, effectively reinstating the 60% threshold, and also prematurely terminating the electricity import obligations for Naftogaz, Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukroboronprom, and Ukrhydroenergo.
  • The Cabinet of Ministers amended the PSO regime in the gas market, extending preferential gas supplies to heat producers and budgetary institutions until September 30, 2026, introducing a mechanism to increase fixed gas supply volumes for heat producers by 10%, and establishing a uniform gas price of 21 UAH/cubic meter (including VAT) for thermal power plants, combined heat and power plants, and gas-fired facilities. New regulations also impose an obligation on Ukrnafta to purchase imported gas in the event of a crisis in 2026, with subsequent sale at a price that covers import costs.
  • Naftogaz won its legal dispute against Gazprom regarding a debt of over USD 1.4 billion for gas transit services in 2022–2024. In March 2026, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court rejected the Russian company’s motion to overturn the arbitration award issued in favor of the Ukrainian side in June 2025.
  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Nicușor Dan signed a framework agreement on cooperation in the energy sector between Ukraine and Romania, which provides for the construction of the 400 kV Chernivtsi–Suceava power line, the launch of the 110 kV Porubne–Siret line, and the development of the Vertical Gas Corridor.
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