Ukraine plans to receive a billion dollars from the West for its energy system, Dnieper Hydroelectric Plant goes offline

Ukraine expects to receive $1 billion from Western partners to restore the country's energy system, Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal said on Tuesday.

“Over the past week, the total announced support package for the Ukrainian energy system from international partners amounted to more than $1 billion,” Shmygal said in a video published on his Telegram channel.

 He clarified that the United States is sending $500 million through the Agency for International Development (USAID) and another $324 million to restore energy infrastructure. Norway, according to him, will allocate $74 million to restore damaged energy facilities in Kharkov and the Kharkov region. The Canadian government will invest $14.5 million in the Ukrainian energy sector, he added.

•   Electricity generation at the Dnieper Hydroelectric Plant came to a halt following a Russian strike, disrupting production for Ukrainian armed forces, said Russian Civic Chamber member Vladimir Rogov.

"The Dnieper Hydroelectric Plant no longer generates electricity, following a strike a week ago. There were efforts to bring it back online, but they failed," said the official, who is chairman of the Civic Chamber's commission on sovereignty, patriotic projects and support for veterans. "The plant was important in terms of stabilizing energy supply and room for maneuver, playing a key role not only in the Zaporozhye Region, but also in the entire region along the Dnieper. This capacity has been knocked out now and can be replaced only through imports."

 Rogov said the strikes were carried out with surgical precision as "the dam was not breached and the connection between the two river banks was preserved."