# Energy
The World Bank expects energy prices to rise by 24% in 2026
Oil and gas prices could reach their highest levels since 2022 this year, against a backdrop of ongoing geopolitical instability and logistical disruptions
Ukraine and the IAEA have signed a memorandum on the development of nuclear power plants
On the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, Ukraine and the IAEA are strengthening their partnership. Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, Denys Shmyhal, and the Agency’s Director General, Rafael Grossi, have signed a Memorandum outlining the future of Ukraine’s nuclear power generation
+700 MW by winter: the EBRD’s energy sector support plan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) plans to support the creation of around 700 MW of new generation capacity in Ukraine by the start of the 2026 heating season. This was announced by the bank’s president, Odile Renaud-Basso
Power cuts have occurred across half the country due to shelling and bad weather: will there be further outages?
As of 24 April 2026, following attacks on energy infrastructure, some customers in the Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy and Kharkiv regions are temporarily without electricity.
The NEURC is raising the maximum electricity prices for businesses from 1 May
The regulator has set new price caps at up to 15–17,000 UAH/MWh in response to a request from market participants.
A new scam has been uncovered in Ukraine’s energy sector: how 447 million hryvnias were stolen from Ukrenergo
A corruption scheme involving the embezzlement of state-owned enterprise funds was in operation at Ukrenergo for years during the full-scale invasion. Law enforcement agencies estimate the losses to the budget at over 440 million hryvnias.
The government has approved a programme to develop biomethane production by 2035
Ukraine plans to produce 1 billion cubic metres of fuel annually by 2030, doubling this figure over the following five years.
The Druzhba oil pipeline is resuming operations; Slovakia will receive supplies on 23 April
On the morning of 22 April, work began on the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba oil pipeline to increase the pressure and fill the system with oil. The resumption of pumping and supplies to Slovakia is expected on the morning of 23 April.
НКРЕКП почала імплементацію енергозакону для інтеграції з ЄС
НКРЕКП розпочала практичну імплементацію положень закону №12087-д щодо інтеграції енергетичних ринків України з Європейським Союзом. Документ раніше був ухвалений Верховною Радою та підписаний президентом.
Russia plans to block the transit of Kazakh oil to Germany from 1 May
Moscow has issued new export schedules that threaten the operations of the refinery supplying fuel to 90% of vehicles in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.
Power cuts have been reported in five regions following Russian attacks
As a result of shelling targeting energy infrastructure, some customers in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv regions are currently without power.
Electricity at half price: DTEK has launched a favourable payment plan for electricity meters
Two-band electricity metering is becoming more accessible to residents of the capital. Thanks to the comprehensive ‘Day-Night’ service, consumers can reduce their costs for electricity used at night by 50%
