Government to allocate UAH 11.2B to prepare 210 critical facilities for winter in Kyiv and frontline regions

At its next meeting, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will allocate UAH 11.2 billion to prepare 210 critical infrastructure facilities in Kyiv and nine frontline regions for the upcoming heating season.

According to Ukrinform, this was announced on Telegram by Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko following a meeting of the Coordination Center for the Implementation of Resilience Plans, held in Chernihiv.

During the meeting, officials reviewed the progress of resilience plans in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, and separately discussed steps to implement the resilience plan for Kyiv submitted by city authorities.

“We have identified priority funding needs to protect critical infrastructure in nine frontline regions and the city of Kyiv. In total, we have selected 210 critical infrastructure facilities, with work set to begin in the coming days. To support these tasks, we are preparing to allocate UAH 11.2 billion from the state budget’s reserve fund at the next government meeting,” Svyrydenko said.

She noted that the funds will allow construction of new protective structures to begin as soon as possible.

In addition, the government and local authorities coordinated priorities for cooperation with international partners to secure additional funding for resilience plans and strengthen the protection of energy infrastructure.

“We are finalizing deregulation measures and additional support for businesses. We are developing an affordable lending program for energy independence, offering a fixed interest rate of 7% per year for the entire loan term. Under the ‘5-7-9%’ program, loan terms for frontline regions will be extended until the end of 2027,” Svyrydenko added.

Earlier, on March 6, the first meeting of the Coordination Center approved the allocation of UAH 10 billion for resilience measures. The total cost of implementing all resilience plans exceeds UAH 215 billion, with the government planning to attract international partners to help finance the projects.