The EU will provide Ukraine with thousands of solar panels and generators

Ursula von de Leyen. Photo «Nikvesti».

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, spoke about new assistance from the EU in restoring the damaged energy system of Ukraine.

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von de Leyen, said this during her speech at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2024, NikVesti reports.

According to her, the EU is «mobilizing financial strength to help Ukraine endure and recover.»

«This includes ongoing material support given Russia's systematic attacks on the Ukrainian energy system. So far we have raised around €500 million for emergency repairs and restoration. We will continue to invest in the generation of current and energy,» said Ursula von de Leyen.

In addition, the EU will provide 1,000 generators for emergency power generation and 1,000 solar panels. According to the head of the European Commission, the panels «will arrive soon.»

Ursula von de Leyen also added that the EU aims to help decentralize Ukraine's energy system and increase its sustainability.

We will remind that together with this, Ursula von de Leyen announced at the conference that the first €1.5 billion tranche from the frozen assets of the Russian Federation will go to Ukraine in July.