Winter to Winter: Why investment in Ukraine's resilient energy system must continue

​Ukraine's energy system lives from winter to winter. Attacks have intensified since the summer, including with jet-powered drones, air defence is stretched, and winter 2026/27 threatens heating and power supply.

​This session makes the case that investment in Ukraine's energy system should not stop. Resilient energy is part of the answer: distributed generation, wind and storage are harder to knock out than large, centralised units, and are repaired faster. The panel will discuss why investment continues, what partners are delivering, and what finance, policy and planning must provide.

​Building infrastructure takes years and the transition will take decades, so the focus is on what can be done in the next 12 months that contributes towards the longer-term transition as well.