The Netherlands promises support for Ukraine's energy sector in times of war
Kyiv • UNN
The Netherlands pledges to support Ukraine's energy sector with a focus on sustainable energy and decentralization after a meeting where Dutch officials praised Ukrainian energy professionals and discussed further cooperation.
The Netherlands promised to support the energy sector of Ukraine Ukraine's energy sector, and expressed interest in deepening cooperation in sustainable energy and decentralization of generation. This was stated by Deputy Energy Minister Minister of Energy Yaroslav Demchenkov was reported by the press service of the energy ministry, UNN reports.
Ukraine has a high potential for the development of the energy industry. We are not waiting for the war to end and are already working on projects that will strengthen the resilience and flexibility of our energy system. Given successful policy of the Netherlands to abandon fossil fuels and the significant increase in renewable energy capacity, we offer to join projects in Ukraine in solar and wind generation. At the same time, Ukrainian specialists who have gained extraordinary experience in the face of military challenges can share their knowledge with the Dutch side.
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Demchenkov made his statement after a meeting with delegation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, headed by the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Jeffrey van Leeuwen. The meeting took place in Ukraine at one of the energy facilities that was damaged during during the Russian attacks.
After getting acquainted with the work of Ukrainian energy specialists, Jeffrey van Leeuwen Ukrainian power engineers expressed his admiration for their work and resilience. He also congratulated Ukraine on the decision of the European Council to start negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU, emphasizing the prospects for full integration of the Ukrainian and European energy markets.
The Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine also briefed the the guest with the state of natural gas production in Ukraine. Demchenkov outlined the prospects for attracting Dutch traders to store natural gas in Ukrainian underground gas storage facilities. In addition, he addressed the the Dutch side with a proposal to include our country in the training program for the retraining of oil and gas and coal industry workers to work in the in the field of renewable energy.
Demchenkov thanked the Netherlands for the assistance already provided to the Ukrainian energy sector. energy sector. In particular, he expressed gratitude for the assistance in the restoration and repair of energy infrastructure. It should be noted that the Netherlands has allocated about 650 million euros to support Ukraine's urgent needs (of which of which more than 120 million for energy) and sent 84 batches of humanitarian aid totaling more than 1,000 units of energy equipment.
