Power-sector reforms in Ukraine: Aligning donor conditionality with results-focused delivery
Piddubnyi
March 2026
Ukraine’s power system faces wartime stress that demands investment and reform in tandem.
Russia’s attacks have driven available generation and transmission capacity below demand, triggering emergency curtailments and exposing deep structural weaknesses.
With public finance constrained, recovery now hinges on funding from international partners and private capital – both contingent on credible signals that rule of law, governance standards, and transparency will be delivered in practice.
Stable electricity supply and trust to the energy sector governance are therefore inseparable pillars of economic recovery and EU integration.
