Ukraine is systematically experiencing Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. According to the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine from March to August 19, 2025, more than 2.9 1000 were recorded. The study co-founded by the planet Bank indicates that direct losses in Ukraine due to the war are estimated at $176 billion, and 3 times more resources will be needed to rebuild them 1 of the most affected sectors is energy. It is simply a sector that needs the most urgent reconstruction, in which Polish entrepreneurs are already active.
– I believe that erstwhile the situation in Ukraine has stabilised, it will be a minute erstwhile it will be besides late for investment. Then everyone will decision from all over the planet to realize it. The interest in rebuilding Ukraine is huge. Everyone has capital, but fewer people present have projects at the ready phase to build. I believe that Poland should be a country that helps Ukraine most in Europe, to start these actions as shortly as possible – says Newseria agency Dr. Marcin Sołtysiak, investor and CEO of ELQ SA.
According to the analysis of the Centre for east Studies in 2023, the value of Polish projects in Ukraine amounted to $780 billion. Poland thus ranked 10th among abroad investors. However, the majority of companies – both Polish and abroad – are waiting with decisions for the improvement of events – are discouraged by uncertainty about the future of war and the political future of the country.
In July this year, the 4th edition of the Ukraine Reconstruction Conference (URC) was held in Rome to analyse Ukraine's needs and make concrete reconstruction mechanisms.
– Six months ago, I thought that we would wait until the end of the war, but being in Rome at the URC 2025 2 months ago, it turned out that these investments were essential now. warrant programs have been launched. These are war hazard insurance due to the fact that Ukraine needs energy, water and heat first so these people can function normally. – explains Dr Marcin Sołtysiak.
As he points out, now is the best time to invest, especially as the process of ending the war is accelerating. The investor started investments in Ukraine, regardless of the company being headed, 1.5 years ago, as shortly as the preparations for reconstruction of the war-stricken country were discussed. present there are 27 energy projects worth EUR 700 million in his investment portfolio.
– Everyone has capital for investments, but they don't have projects, but we have projects and we want to combine it all – indicates the investor. – These are large investments in biogas, bioethanol, biodiesel, photovoltaic farms and wind farms. Implementation of the first will begin in the first 4th of 2026. We besides have signed agreements to safe 4 1000 major strategical facilities in Ukraine. These are hospitals, schools and kindergartens. All to supply them with energy, which is to install a photovoltaic installation on the roof and energy storage. It is so a key sector to start investment as shortly as possible.
The study of the global Energy Agency shows that between 2022 and 2023 about half of Ukrainian power was seized by Russian forces, destroyed or damaged, and about half of the large network substations were damaged by missiles and drones. Only the seizure of the Zaporozh atomic power plant reduced the available Ukrainian generation capacity by 6 GW.
– The energy sector has been badly destroyed. With 12.5 GW, only 1.5 GW stay in Ukraine. This shows the scale of how much investment it takes to not only make up for what was destroyed, but besides safe the energy supply for reconstruction of Ukraine – says Dr Marcin Sołtysiak. – Energy in Ukraine will be the first sector to invest the most money in, and the first sector to be rebuilt as shortly as possible. I think this is simply a situation for Polish companies, which happens erstwhile all 100 years, so I would like them to make the most of it. I think many of them are ready to invest in energy.
Since the beginning of the war, Russia has been intensively attacking Ukrainian strategical points in energy.
– The smallest harm is close Kiev, while the remainder of the power grid was mostly bombed, besides at large power plants. Therefore, present it is thought that investments in fresh production sources in Ukraine should be diversified so as to make not a central source, which will supply energy with a very large surface, but that regionalisation should take place. As shortly as 1 production origin is disabled, the others can defend energy – explains the president of ELQ SA.
The Ukrainian Investment Portal, co-led by the Ministry of the economy of Ukraine, shows that the country has a crucial renewable energy potential, formerly 1 of the largest in Europe, reaching 874 GW, including 250 GW from offshore wind power plants. The sector suffered losses of $56.2 billion due to the war, which means that around $50 billion is needed to rebuild it. Currently, 19 energy projects were registered on the Ukraine Investment Portal platform, worth $42.1 billion. The service indicates that from 2022, 662 MW of power has been added from RES, and by 2030 Ukraine plans to add over 21 GW.
With a view to the start of the reconstruction process Ukraine's investor launched the Green Platinum platform, which brings together all Polish companies curious in investments in Ukraine, including product suppliers, producers, general contractors. It covers about 1,000 entities. It is besides a portfolio of RES projects at the ready-to-build stage, worth over EUR 500 million. By the end of this year, it will be 3 times larger.
