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On the night of 2 September 2026 Russia conducted a massed missile and drone attack on key trunk energy facilities in Odesa region, leaving approximately 350,000 consumers without power. By the morning of 3 September Ukrenergo reported full restoration of supply to all affected consumers in…
Ukrenergo / Interfax-UkraineOvernight 1-2 September 2026, Russian forces conducted a massive missile and drone strike on energy infrastructure in Odesa region. Ukrenergo reported the situation there as the most critical in the country, with a large number of consumers left without power; DTEK indicated over 350,000…
Ukrenergo / Ministry of Energy / DTEKUkrenergo received a guarantee from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to raise new financing for the repurchase of its defaulted $825 million state-guaranteed sustainability-linked green notes (due 2028). Citigroup is arranging sale of at least $445 million of new…
LIGA.net / UkrenergoFrom 1 September 2026, NEURC-updated codes introduce flexible connection based on actual available network capacity at the node, separate limits for offtake and injection capacity, expanded cable pooling for multiple installations (including generation + BESS) at one point, and rights for BESS…
NEURC / Mind.ua / GlavcomOn 1 September 2026, following the SCO summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the Russian Armed Forces had been instructed to prepare and carry out massive strikes against Ukraine's energy facilities, framing it as retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries. This comes…
Kyiv Post / bne IntelliNews / Russian statementsOvernight 31 August–1 September Russian forces struck energy facilities in Odesa region, including a Naftogaz combined heat and power plant. Equipment damage was reported as significant; power outages affected tens of thousands of consumers and critical infrastructure ran on generators. Parallel…
Naftogaz / Odesa regional authorities / Reuters / ZelenskyyJSC Guaranteed Buyer announced online auctions via Prozorro.Sale for 850 MW of RES support quotas under the 1 GW 2026 annual limit. Solar+BESS (100 MW, price cap 12 €ct/kWh, min 80% BESS capacity and 2 kWh/kW duration) and pure solar (50 MW, 8 €ct/kWh) auctions are scheduled for 25 September;…
JSC Guaranteed Buyer / Ukrainian Wind Energy Association / AstersParliamentary reporting and ministry figures show regional energy resilience plans only about 47% complete when last audited; heat and water facilities still short roughly 300 MW of backup power (920 MW available vs 1,215 MW needed as of mid-August). Target completion by 1 October. Concurrently…
Euromaidan Press / Ukrainian Government / UkrenergoJSC Guaranteed Buyer has opened two auctions for state support under the market-premium mechanism: 50 MW pure solar PV (ceiling €0.08/kWh) and 100 MW solar-plus-storage (ceiling €0.12/kWh). Storage must provide at least 80% of solar power capacity and 2 kWh per kW of solar. Eligible regions…
JSC Guaranteed Buyer / Solar Energy Association of Ukraine / TaiyangNewsOn 31 August 2026 Ukraine’s Guaranteed Buyer launched two auctions for a combined 150 MW of renewable support: 50 MW pure solar PV (price cap €0.08/kWh) and 100 MW solar-plus-storage (cap €0.12/kWh). Storage must provide at least 80% of solar capacity and 2 kWh per kW. Support is time-of-day…
JSC Guaranteed Buyer / TaiyangNews / Solar Energy Association of UkraineJSC Guaranteed Buyer has launched two closed auctions for 2026 RES support quotas: 50 MW conventional solar PV (max bid €0.08/kWh) and 100 MW solar PV combined with energy storage (max bid €0.12/kWh, ESS power ≥80% of PV capacity and ≥2 kWh/kW). Auctions cover multiple regions including Kyiv,…
JSC Guaranteed Buyer / Prozorro.Sale / SEAUJSC Guaranteed Buyer has opened two closed auctions for a combined 150 MW of annual support quota: 50 MW pure solar (price cap €0.08/kWh) and 100 MW solar-plus-storage (price cap €0.12/kWh). Storage must provide at least 80% of solar installed capacity and 2 kWh per kW. Bids close 24 September…
JSC Guaranteed Buyer / Prozorro.Sale / TaiyangNewsJSC Guaranteed Buyer has launched two support auctions for new solar capacity: 50 MW pure solar PV (price cap €0.08/kWh) and 100 MW solar-plus-storage (price cap €0.12/kWh, with BESS at least 80% of solar power rating and 2 kWh/kW duration). Eligible regions include Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy and…
JSC Guaranteed Buyer / Prozorro.Sale / Solar Energy Association of UkraineOn 30 August 2026 the Russian Ministry of Defence stated that its forces had begun preparations for massive strikes against Ukraine’s energy facilities, framing the action as retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. The announcement follows intensified mutual targeting…
Russian Ministry of Defence / POLITICO / multiple outletsOn 28 August 2026 Ukrenergo formally launched a tender offer, exchange offer and consent solicitation for its outstanding USD 825 million 6.875% Guaranteed Sustainability-Linked Green Notes due 2028. The operation follows Cabinet of Ministers confirmation of the state guarantee and agreement…
Ukrenergo / London Stock Exchange / LIGA.netOn 28 August 2026, NPC Ukrenergo formally launched a debt management operation for its outstanding USD 825 million 6.875% Guaranteed Sustainability-Linked Green Notes due 2028. The transaction, enabled by Cabinet of Ministers confirmation of the state guarantee and agreement with an ad hoc…
Ukrenergo / LIGA.net / London Stock ExchangeAs of the morning of 28 August 2026, Ukrainian transmission system operator Ukrenergo reported new power outages in the Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions resulting from Russian strikes on civilian energy infrastructure. Emergency repair work is under way where security conditions permit.…
Ukrenergo / Ukrinform / Ukrainska PravdaAs of the morning of 28 August 2026, Russian attacks on civilian energy infrastructure left consumers without power in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions. Ukrenergo confirmed emergency repairs are underway where security conditions allow. Electricity consumption was 4.4% lower…
Ukrenergo / Ukrinform / Ukrainska PravdaOn 28 August 2026 Ukrenergo launched a tender offer, exchange offer and consent solicitation for its outstanding US$825 million 6.875% Guaranteed Sustainability-Linked Notes due 2028. The company offers cash purchase (Dutch auction 60–65.125%) up to a capped amount or 1:1 exchange into new…
Ukrenergo / London Stock Exchange / InvestegateOn 27 August 2026 First Deputy PM and Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal reported that 4.8 GW of damaged generating capacity has already been repaired in 2026, with a further ~4 GW under repair; the annual target exceeds 10 GW of restored or new capacity. Distributed gas-fired generation of 1.8 GW is…
Ministry of Energy / Denys Shmyhal via ZN.ua / InterfaxOn the night of 26–27 August Russian forces struck Naftogaz Group’s Kherson combined heat-and-power plant with four guided aerial bombs, completely destroying and disabling all remaining heat- and power-generating equipment. A prior glide-bomb strike on 26 August had already caused serious…
Naftogaz GroupDenmark’s Export and Investment Fund (EIFO) signed a €100 million loan agreement with Ukrainian agro-industrial major Kernel to finance construction of a 94.5 MW wind farm in central Ukraine. The project comprises 21 Vestas turbines and industrial battery energy storage systems to balance output…
EIFO / Energy Global / Windtech International / KernelJSC Guaranteed Buyer has formally announced three online auctions via Prozorro.Sale for allocation of 2026 RES support quotas totaling 850 MW: 700 MW wind (30 Sep, price cap 8 EUR ct/kWh), 100 MW solar+BESS (25 Sep, 12 EUR ct/kWh with min 80% power and 2 kWh/kW storage requirements), and 50 MW…
Ukrainian Wind Energy Association / Guaranteed Buyer / Renewables NowJSC Guaranteed Buyer announced three online auctions on Prozorro.Sale for September 2026 allocating 850 MW of support quotas: 700 MW wind (cap 8 €ct/kWh, 30 Sep), 100 MW solar with mandatory BESS (≥80% power, ≥2 kWh/kW, support outside midday peak, cap 12 €ct/kWh, 25 Sep) and 50 MW solar (cap 8…
JSC Guaranteed Buyer / UWEA / Renewables Now