Norway Pledges €48 Million for Ukraine's Energy Before Winter

The Norwegian government has announced 500 million kroner (about €48 million) in aid to Ukraine for repairing damaged energy infrastructure and buying equipment. The money will be provided in November and December, European Pravda reports, citing the government in Oslo.

Energy Minister Terje Aasland announced the pledge during a visit to Kyiv on Tuesday, October 27.

How the money will flow

The aid comes under Norway's Nansen programme for Ukraine and is meant to help restore destroyed infrastructure and keep the Ukrainian power system running reliably before winter. It will be paid through the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, which helps channel money quickly to specific repairs, new equipment and investments where the need is greatest. Ukraine itself decides what is most urgent.

"Ukraine will soon enter a new war winter. To ensure the most stable electricity supply possible and avoid serious humanitarian consequences, it is extremely important that Ukraine receive funds to buy equipment to strengthen and restore critical infrastructure destroyed by Russian bombing," Aasland said.

Norway's wider support

According to the government, Norway has allocated more than 16 billion kroner to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began in 2022 for gas purchases, rebuilding energy infrastructure and investment in new solutions.

In 2026, Norway's support under the Nansen programme totals 85 billion kroner. Of that, 15 billion kroner is civilian and humanitarian aid, which includes the energy money, and 70 billion kroner goes to military needs.

Other donors

On October 16, Sweden announced its own package of 500 million kroner, almost €45 million, to support Ukrainian energy infrastructure before winter. The same day Volodymyr Zelensky told EU leaders that Ukraine needs at least €70 billion next year to defend itself against Russian aggression. More in our Business and World sections.