Slovenia has approved a €500,000 ($590,000) contribution to Ukraine’s Energy Support Fund, reinforcing international efforts to stabilize the country’s power system amid sustained Russian attacks and severe winter conditions.
According to the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, the decision was adopted at a cabinet session on Friday and earmarks the funds for the Energy Support Fund administered by the Energy Community, which assists Ukraine in repairing and rebuilding energy infrastructure damaged or destroyed during Russia’s invasion.
JOIN US ON TELEGRAM
Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
Funding aimed at urgent repairs
Slovenian officials said the contribution is intended to help restore electricity and heating capacity across Ukraine, where repeated strikes have left large parts of the energy network impaired.
The move followed a formal request from Ukraine’s ambassador to Slovenia, Petro Bešta, who warned in a letter to Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob and Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič of the “unsustainable” situation facing Ukraine’s energy sector and appealed for additional international assistance.
Slovenia said the donation underscores its continued solidarity with Ukraine at a time of acute need.
Part of broader Slovenian assistance
Ljubljana has provided sustained support to Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, including humanitarian aid and development assistance. Slovenian government figures show that by the end of 2025, total assistance counted as official development aid reached nearly €61 million, a sum that includes costs associated with hosting Ukrainian refugees during their first year in the country.
Other Topics of Interest
Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plants Forced to Reduce Energy Due to Russian Attacks
As Russian missiles and drones slam Ukrainian energy facilities, the distribution system is overly taxed, forcing nuclear plants to reduce output.
From 2024 onward, Slovenia said it increasingly shifted its support toward reconstruction and development projects, with a stronger role for Slovenian implementing organizations and the transfer of technical expertise to Ukrainian partners.
For 2026 alone, Slovenia has earmarked at least €7.2 million in humanitarian assistance for Ukraine through its foreign and finance ministries, channeled via domestic aid organizations and international humanitarian agencies.
EU appeals for emergency energy support
Slovenia’s contribution comes amid broader European efforts to shore up Ukraine’s energy system. Senior EU officials, including High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas and Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen, urged member states in late January to provide urgent assistance to Ukraine, including through contributions to the Energy Support Fund.
Separately, the European Commission announced this week that it, together with the European Investment Bank, has provided an additional €50 million ($59 million) in emergency financing to Ukraine’s state-owned energy company Naftogaz to help secure heating and energy supplies during what Brussels described as “the harshest winter conditions since the war began.”
EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said the scale of Russian attacks on energy infrastructure has created an urgent humanitarian risk, adding that further measures are under consideration to prevent households and critical services from being left without power or heat.
The latest Slovenian funding, while modest in size, adds to a growing pool of European support aimed at keeping Ukraine’s energy system functioning as winter deepens and attacks continue.
