Overview
- The Cabinet approved $116 million in grant funds under the second phase of a World Bank project to restore district heating in frontline regions.
- Procurement and delivery will be handled by UNOPS under an expanded agreement that extends the project to the end of April 2027.
- Seven cities are slated to receive equipment: Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Kryvyi Rih, Kremenchuk and Slavuta.
- Municipal utilities will get mobile and stationary hot‑water boilers, mini‑cogeneration units, pump aggregates, pipes and components for heat‑network repairs, and equipment for alternative heat sources.
- Germany announced an additional €100 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, which has raised over €1.3 billion since 2022, with Berlin’s total contributions set to reach €550 million by end‑2025.