Energy Ramstein: Ukraine to receive at least 375 million euros in aid
This was announced by Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, Denys Shmyhal.
The fourth meeting of the G7+ Coordination Group on Energy Issues for Ukraine, also known as the ‘Ramstein of Energy’, took place in Gdańsk, Poland.
Twenty countries, representatives of the EU and six international organisations took part in the meeting. The main topic was support for Ukraine’s energy sector, which has been under constant Russian attack for the fourth year running.
According to Shmyhal, since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia has carried out over 6,000 attacks on the Ukrainian power grid.
Who announced the new aid
Following the meeting, the partners announced new contributions to the Ukrainian energy sector.
The US announced $175 million, Sweden €137 million, Norway €77 million, Estonia €2.125 million, Iceland pledged 550,000 euros, and Lithuania pledged 4 million euros.
In total, this amounts to at least €375 million for the restoration of energy infrastructure and new contributions to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.
How much funding is still needed
In 2026, partners have already contributed over €317 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund. At the same time, unmet needs remain significantly higher — over €650 million.
The largest share of funding is required for the restoration and repair of damaged energy facilities — €295 million. A further €192 million is needed for the development of distributed generation. Almost €148 million is needed for an emergency reserve and the procurement of critical equipment.
For the public, this aid means a faster restoration of damaged energy infrastructure and better preparation for winter. The stability of the electricity supply, as well as the functioning of heating, water services, hospitals, transport and critical infrastructure, depends on this.
Separately, Shmyhal emphasised that, to get through the coming winter, Ukraine needs to repair and restore a further 3 GW of thermal generation capacity.
Ukraine is also counting on equipment from thermal power stations that have already been decommissioned in partner countries. According to Shmyhal, Lithuania, Germany, Latvia, Slovakia, Austria, Croatia and the Netherlands are either ready to provide such assistance or are already doing so.
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