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UK to contribute €23 million to Ukraine's Energy Support Fund

Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 19:40
UK to contribute €23 million to Ukraine's Energy Support Fund
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The United Kingdom has announced an additional €23 million donation to Ukraine's Energy Support Fund. The contribution from the United Kingdom will soon be credited to the Fund's account.

Source: press service of Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy

Details: The funding will be used to buy equipment for repairing damaged energy infrastructure, improving physical security, and providing backup power supply, such as generators and distributed generation.

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The new grant complements earlier UK donations totaling €50 million. The total amount of contributions to the Fund has exceeded €433 million.

Background: The Energy Support Fund of Ukraine was created in 2022 on the initiative of the Minister of Energy Herman Halushchenko and European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson.

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