NEW YORK, 29 September 2026 – The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched the Ukraine Energy Installation Facility (UEIF), a five-year nationwide platform designed to accelerate energy recovery by transforming international equipment contributions into operational power generation, heating capacity, and resilient essential services for communities across Ukraine.

Announced on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the facility addresses one of the most pressing challenges facing Ukraine’s energy recovery effort: ensuring that critical energy equipment is rapidly installed, connected, and commissioned to deliver power where it is needed most.

Ukraine’s energy infrastructure continues to face severe pressure following repeated attacks on power generation facilities, transmission networks, and municipal heating systems. Together, Ukraine and its international partners have mobilized substantial support, delivering transformers, generators, cogeneration units, renewable energy systems, battery storage solutions, and other critical equipment.

Increasingly, however, the challenge is no longer only securing equipment alone, but installing and operationalising it at the speed and scale required. The Ukraine Energy Installation Facility was established to close this implementation gap, ensuring that donor investments translate into functioning infrastructure, restored services, and greater resilience for communities across the country.

Working with national and local authorities, utility operators, technical experts, and private-sector partners, the facility will finance and coordinate the final stages of project delivery, including engineering assessments, site preparation, installation, grid connection, commissioning, and quality assurance. The facility offers flexible funding arrangements for international partners and operates under government leadership with transparent oversight and reporting mechanisms.

“International partners have helped secure critical equipment. But equipment alone cannot power hospitals, schools, water systems or businesses. It must be installed and made operational quickly and at scale,” said Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme. “The Ukraine Energy Installation Facility closes the gap between equipment delivered and services switched on. Building on UNDP’s end-to-end delivery capabilities, from project preparation and engineering design to installation, commissioning and transparent reporting, the Facility will help deliver more reliable power, heat and water to millions of Ukrainians. We invite partners to join this effort and help accelerate Ukraine's energy recovery.”

Through its nationwide presence, specialized engineering expertise, and strong fiduciary systems, UNDP will serve as the facility’s end-to-end delivery partner, supporting the full project cycle from technical assessments and project design to procurement, installation, commissioning, and results reporting. This integrated approach will help ensure that donor-funded assets are rapidly converted into operational energy capacity and reliable services for communities across Ukraine.

“Restoring our energy system requires speed, scale, and precision,” noted Denys Shmyhal, First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Energy of Ukraine. “The support mechanism for installing energy equipment in Ukraine is a practical tool that will help transform international assistance into efficient energy infrastructure. Together with UNDP and international partners, we are accelerating project implementation, strengthening technical capacity, and ensuring that critical energy facilities serve the people and communities across all of Ukraine.”

By providing a transparent and nationally coordinated installation mechanism, the facility will help maximize the impact of international energy recovery investments while strengthening Ukraine’s long-term energy resilience.

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Yuliia Samus, Head of Communications and Advocacy, UNDP in Ukraine, yuliia.samus@undp.org