March 16-22
- The total funding for the Regional Energy Resilience Plans (including the capital’s needs) is estimated at nearly 278 billion UAH.
- Kyiv presented a revised Energy Resilience Plan, which provides for measures by the end of the year to protect 57 critical infrastructure facilities and install over 200 MW of additional generation capacity to ensure heat and water supply, as well as wastewater treatment; the total budget is 61.6 billion UAH (of which 10.6 billion UAH is city funding, and UAH 51 billion is to be allocated from other sources).
- The NEURC adopted the Methodology for Calculating Tariffs for Gas Storage Services Based on Incentive Regulation, which replaces the “cost–plus” approach and provides for the establishment of long–term regulatory parameters (including return
on assets and operator performance indicators) to improve service quality, reduce costs, and stimulate investment. The methodology also defines a system of performance indicators and mechanisms for monitoring their achievement, provides for the possibility of revising regulatory parameters, and allows the storage operator to partially allocate the resulting cost savings to finance energy efficiency and investment measures. - The industry’s largest biomethane plant with annual capacity of 56 mcm, operated by the Teofopil Energy Company, was commissioned in the reporting week. The plant is directly connected to the gas transmission system
- In 2025, Ukraine’s gas production sector generated 132.6 billion UAH in total revenue and 14.26 billion UAH in net profit (down 27% and 4.8 times year–over–year, respectively), with profits generated primarily by a few private companies, while the state–owned JSC Ukrgazvydobuvannya incurred a loss of UAH 5.5 billion after reporting a profit of UAH 52.6 billion the previous year.
- Ukraine launched a fuel cashback program offering 5–15% reimbursement of the fuel cost, capped at 1,000 UAH per month per consumer. The program is being implemented through the “Made in Ukraine” platform and already covers about 20 petroleum station chains.
- The EU offered Ukraine technical and financial assistance to restore the Druzhba oil pipeline following the Russian attack in late January 2026.
- Ukraine secured EUR 197 million to create a strategic reserve of energy equipment and is simultaneously negotiating the allocation of EUR 5.4 billion in international support (within the framework of the Ukraine Support Loan) to prepare for the next heating season and implement regional energy resilience plans.