UNDP Allocates $230M for Ukraine’s Energy Sector as Kyiv Secures Additional €600M in Paris

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has allocated more than $230 million for urgent energy equipment for Ukraine in 2026, following outreach by Kyiv’s diplomatic mission in New York, Ukraine’s Permanent Mission to the UN said on Wednesday, Feb. 18.

January 2026 marked one of the most destructive months for Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, with large-scale missile strikes leaving millions without electricity, heat and water.

According to the mission, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Andrii Melnyk, held meetings with newly appointed UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo and UNDP Regional Director for Europe Ivana Živković, urging accelerated assistance and submitting priority lists for energy recovery needs.

UNDP has approved emergency procurement and installation of additional energy equipment worth over $230 million for 2026. The funding will cover gas turbine units, cogeneration systems, transformers, modular boiler houses and other critical infrastructure components for cities including Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv and others.

As of early 2026, UNDP has procured energy equipment with a total capacity of 572.3 MW for Ukraine, the mission said, benefiting more than 6.6 million people.

The mission also thanked key donors supporting UNDP energy projects in Ukraine, including the European Union, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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Kyiv secures over €600M in additional energy support

Separately, First Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said Ukraine secured more than €600 million ($706 million) in additional energy support during meetings at the International Energy Agency session in Paris on Feb. 17-18.

According to Shmyhal, partners pledged over €250 million ($294 million) in new contributions to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, €71 million ($84 million) in grants from France for 2026, and a $276 million assistance package from the United States under the SPARK project.

In addition, six European countries – Latvia, Austria, Finland, Croatia, France and Germany – agreed to transfer decommissioned equipment from at least six thermal power and heating plants to Ukraine to help restore damaged facilities.

Shmyhal also signed a roadmap with France on cooperation in civilian nuclear energy and a memorandum with Canada on energy cooperation.

He said Ukraine and several EU northeastern countries launched a regional coordination platform on energy resilience aimed at improving risk assessment and accelerating assistance delivery.