Germany provides Ukraine with additional €70 million in winter assistance
This was reported on the ministry’s website, according to Ukrinform.
According to the press release, the ministry is providing an additional €70 million in unplanned funding to support decentralized energy and heat supply in Ukraine. This will enable the provision of heat, water, and electricity to approximately 2.6 million Ukrainians in the short term.
“For most of us here in Germany, it is unimaginable to be without light, electricity, and heating in freezing temperatures. For the people of Ukraine, this is a harsh reality. This is the fourth winter of the war in Ukraine. It is the hardest winter since the war began. That is why we are providing concrete winter assistance and reaffirming our commitment: Germany stands firmly by Ukraine,” said Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Reem Alabali Radovan.
She emphasized that Ukraine’s energy sector, which is a strategic target of Russian attacks, is crucial to ensuring that people can remain in their homeland.
Through the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), urgently needed equipment for decentralized electricity and heat supply in communities is being procured for €50 million. This includes, in particular, hybrid generators, modular boiler systems, containerized pellet heating systems, cogeneration units, photovoltaic systems, and other related technologies. Sixty-five percent of the contracts are awarded to German companies.
UNICEF, in partnership with the KfW Development Bank, is providing €20 million. This will supply heat and electricity to nearly 1,300 schools, kindergartens, and ten hospitals. UNICEF notes that this will allow 400,000 children to continue attending school during the winter. Thanks to the procurement of water supply and wastewater systems powered by battery storage, 100,000 people will have reliable access to water even during prolonged power outages.
As reported, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz previously stated that Germany is providing Ukraine with €170 million in energy support this year.
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