Estonia increases its contribution to Ukraine Energy Support Fund up to €620,000

On 12 November, Estonia made a new contribution of €150,000 to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund. With this new support, Estonia’s total contributions to the Fund have now reached €620,000.

The additional funds from Estonia will finance emergency measures for repairs, replacement of damaged equipment, and the deployment of solutions to ensure decentralisation of Ukraine’s energy system.  

“Estonia’s continued support strengthens our joint efforts to keep Ukraine’s energy system operational under unprecedented pressure,” said Artur Lorkowski, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat. “Each new contribution helps to repair damages while simultaneously accelerating the transition towards a sustainable energy system.”

In the light of recent attacks on Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure, Lorkowski called on all partners to follow Estonia’s example and to extend their contributions to the Fund.

The Fund was established in April 2022 by the Energy Community Secretariat, co-chaired by the European Commission, at the request of the Cabinet of the EU Commissioner for Energy to support the restoration and stabilisation of Ukraine’s energy system. Since then, the Fund has received contributions from 33 donors mobilising over €1.5 billion. To date, over 900 contracts have been concluded worth over €770 million. The ‘Ray of Hope’ initiative has also expanded under the Fund, installing sustainable energy solutions in healthcare facilities across Ukraine to guarantee uninterrupted power, even during the recent blackouts.

Despite unprecedented donor support to the Fund, a funding gap of over €400 million remains between the required assistance approved by the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the resources currently available.

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