The USAID Energy Security Project (ESP) is supporting 12 municipalities in Ukraine to develop municipal heat supply schemes to modernize and improve district heating (DH) systems to increase the sustainability and resilience of their heat supply, improve service provision, and increase energy efficiency. The City Councils of Slavutych, Lutsk, Khmelnytskyi, and Okhtyrka have already approved […]
To better protect the wholesale energy market of the European Union (EU) against manipulation, the European Council (EC) adopted a new regulation to reinforce market surveillance and ensure open and fair competition. The new regulation, called REMIT II, empowers the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) to investigate cases with a […]
On March 6, 2024, USAID’s Energy Security Project (ESP) launched a new initiative that aims to enhance Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The project focuses on developing a Distribution Network Development Plan for the Kharkivoblenergo Distribution System Operator (DSO). Opening the kickoff meeting, Deputy Director at USAID/Ukraine’s Office of Critical Infrastructure, Kathleen Kirsch stated, USAID ESP Deputy […]
USAID ESP provides ongoing support in coordinating efforts to promote gender initiatives at the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine. The logical continuation of the comprehensive training of staff members, which lasted for five months, was the establishment of a Ministry advisory body – the Gender Committee on Ensuring Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and […]
In February 2023, the U.S. Government announced plans to provide $250 million in additional emergency energy assistance to help Ukraine strengthen its power grid in the face of Russia’s attacks. For over a year, USAID ESP has led the charge, and we recently expanded our collaboration with Ukrainian Government partners and energy and electricity utilities to prepare for the coming winter (2023-2024) and improve energy sector resiliency and stability.
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The Grants Program is a flexible instrument of technical assistance of the Energy Security Project (ESP) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The Grants Program aligns closely with ESP components, objectives, targets and goals, and has a fund of $10 million.