Unlocking short- and long-term solutions for green and resilient energy in Ukrainian cities

About this project

The direct damage from the attacks on heating networks up to 2024, excluding social and economic costs, is estimated at USD 2.4 billion, with over half of the losses attributed to attacks on combined heat and power (CHP) plants. Electricity supply to cities has been similarly compromised. Power generation capacity has decreased from 53 GW pre-war to around 9 GW today. More distributed energy systems offer a compelling security advantage. In contrast with the current large-scale infrastructure, distributed energy resources closer to demand centers are harder to disrupt. The project proposal aims to directly address these issues and stated needs from national energy policy through the progressive implementation of smart, modernized and integrated energy systems at the urban level. These fully respond to the demand for a conceptual revision of local energy supply in Ukraine’s cities - one that diversifies, downsizes and distributes the range of electricity and heat supply options while optimizing demand-side measures to reduce the overall energy footprint and vulnerability of neighborhoods and cities. Local energy planning, sector integration, and the adoption of district energy, grid-interactive efficient buildings (GEBs), and microgrids are essential for Ukraine’s energy transition, yet they are inadequately supported by current regulations. The project aims at enabling the Government of Ukraine to utilize the country’s sustainable energy potential drawing on best practices,…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 7Affordable and Clean Energy

Published by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development · Government

Countries

Ukraine

Sectors

Energy sector policy, planning and administration

Focus

Environment · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Main focus

Funded by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Implemented by

UNEP - PROGRAMMA DELLE NAZIONI UNITE PER L'AMBIENTE

Accountable

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Published by AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 19 Mar 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-6-4-013155-01-0.

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