“Zelenskyi and Ursula von der Leyen discussed steps that will help Ukraine save a quarter of the generation September 20, 20:31 Share: Volodymyr Zelenskyi with Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv, September 20, 2024 (Photo: Office of the President) President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi during negotiations with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, discussed measures to strengthen the Ukrainian energy industry. That’s what he’s about”, — write on: ua.news
Volodymyr Zelenskyi with Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv, September 20, 2024 (Photo: Office of the President)
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi during the negotiations with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen discussed measures to strengthen the Ukrainian energy industry. He announced this in his evening address on Friday, September 20.
Zelensky noted that energy issues were discussed in detail with von der Leyen, whose visit provided Ukraine with important support.
“There is a new package for our energy sector from the European Union — 160 million euros. There is also an agreement to increase the import of electricity to Ukraine — something that will definitely support our state and our people in difficult situations. We discussed with Ursula the steps that will help us save at least a quarter of the generation,” said Zelenskyi.
On September 20, Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Commission had developed “winter plan” for Ukraine.
The situation in the energy system of Ukraine is the main thing
According to the Ministry of Energy, from October 2022 to September 2024, Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities were subjected to 1,024 Russian attacks.
On August 29, the then chairman of the NEC board “Volodymyr Kudrytskyi of Ukrenergo stated that an apocalyptic scenario such as a blackout in winter will not be used. From the point of view of the Ukrenergo transport network, Ukraine is much better prepared for the winter of 2024-2025 than it was in 2022-2023.
At the same time, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, said on September 10 that the coming winter could be the hardest.
In September, Politico wrote that winter could also be a turning point for Ukraine in the energy war, as key substations supplying Ukrainian nuclear power plants are under Russia’s sights.
On September 19, the UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine (MMPLU) reported in the report that the shortage of electricity in Ukraine can lead to power outages in winter from four to 18 hours a day.