{"id":1381311,"date":"2026-06-04T15:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1381311"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:42:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:42:55","slug":"shmyhal-ukraine-building-decentralized-energy-cells-network-to-boost-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/shmyhal-ukraine-building-decentralized-energy-cells-network-to-boost-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Shmyhal: Ukraine Building Decentralized \u2018Energy Cells\u2019 Network to Boost Resilience"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Ukraine is rebuilding its war-damaged energy system around a new decentralized model designed to be more resilient, flexible, and resistant to attacks, First Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said at the Architecture of Security Forum, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports, citing the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mev.gov.ua\/novyna\/denys-shmyhal-ukrayina-buduye-novu-enerhosystemu-za-pryntsypom-enerhetychnykh-sot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Energy Ministry<\/a>.<\/p>\n   <p>According to Shmyhal, Russia\u2019s repeated attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure have demonstrated the vulnerability of highly centralized energy systems.<\/p>\n   <p>\u201cThe war has shown that the concentration of energy assets means the concentration of risks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n   <p>To address this challenge, Ukraine is developing a system based on the principle of decentralized \u201cenergy cells\u201d \u2014 smaller, distributed energy units that can continue operating even if other parts of the network are damaged.<\/p>\n   <p>Shmyhal outlined four levels of energy resilience that form the basis of the new model:<\/p>\n    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The state level;<\/li>\n   <li>Regional authorities;<\/li>\n   <li>Local communities;<\/li>\n   <li>Private businesses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n   <p>Each level, he said, has its own responsibilities and tools for ensuring energy security.<\/p>\n   <p>The minister emphasized that resilience must be integrated into both infrastructure and management systems. This includes physical fortification of facilities, air-defense protection, cybersecurity measures, backup systems, modular equipment, and the ability to conduct rapid repairs after attacks.<\/p>\n   <p>He noted that the speed of restoration has become one of the most important indicators of energy security during wartime. As a result, Ukraine is stockpiling critical equipment and reserve components ahead of the next winter season.<\/p>\n   <p>Beyond domestic resilience, Shmyhal said Ukraine aims to become an important regional energy hub connected to broader European energy corridors.<\/p>\n   <p>\u201cRussia tried to turn energy into a tool of our exhaustion. We must turn it into a tool of our resilience,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n   <p>The strategy reflects Ukraine\u2019s broader effort to modernize its energy sector while adapting to the realities of continued Russian strikes on critical infrastructure, a challenge that has accelerated investment in distributed generation, renewable energy, backup power systems, and closer integration with the European energy market.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/the-first-ai-war-how-project-maven-is-reshaping-armed-conflict\/\">The First AI War: How Project Maven Is Reshaping Armed Conflict<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine is rebuilding its war-damaged energy system around a new decentralized model &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1301770,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36415,55],"tags":[76,78,72924],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1381311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-ukraine-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-russian-airstrikes-on-ukraine"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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