• International organizations want European energy businesses to help Ukraine’s grid withstand Russian attacks.
• Since the war began, 37 shipments from 20 countries have arrived in Ukraine, and 47 more are scheduled.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that six million Ukrainians were without electricity.

Leading international energy organizations has called on European energy firms to provide more crucial equipment as part of measures to support Ukraine’s electrical grid resist repeated Russian strikes.

According to Energy Community, since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, it has organized the supplies of specialized equipment to help repair damage to vital infrastructure that Russian forces purposefully targeted.

“This month, seven energy equipment shipments coordinated by the Secretariat in cooperation with the EU’s Emergency Response Coordination Center (ERCC) have reached Ukraine,” said Artur Lorkowski, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat.

“This includes much needed tools, fuses, welding electrodes, elcometers, generators and other electricity and gas equipment donated by companies from Estonia, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Sweden, Slovakia and Lithuania.”

According to the statement, 37 cargo have already arrived in Ukraine since the war began from 20 different nations, and an additional 47 deliveries are scheduled.

“Items that cannot be delivered will be procured via the Ukraine Energy Support Fund,” said Lorkowski. “The first procurement of equipment is near finalization and the emergency equipment is expected to be delivered to Ukraine shortly.”