Norway has pledged a new €86.4 million (around $102 million USD) to bolster Ukraine’s energy system, bringing its total support to €163.6 million (around $193 million USD), Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Thursday.
The funding will be used to repair and maintain energy infrastructure damaged in Russian attacks, helping keep electricity and heating running during the harshest winter of the full-scale invasion.
The contribution is being delivered through the Ukraine Energy Support Fund. Shmyhal says the Fund has mobilized over €1.7 billion from 36 international donors, providing essential equipment and assistance across the country.
Ukraine is currently grappling with repeated Russian strikes on power plants and transmission lines, leaving millions without heat or electricity. Authorities have been forced to introduce rolling power cuts and set up temporary heating points to keep residents supplied during subzero temperatures.
