Banks provided almost UAH 25 billion in loans to restore the energy sector
Financing of business projects for 705 MW of generation capacity and 320 MW for storage was secured
In the year since the signing of the memorandum of readiness to finance the restoration of energy infrastructure damaged by massive attacks by the Russian Federation, banks have provided financing for relevant projects for a total amount of almost UAH 25 billion.
This was reported by the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine.
According to the weekly survey of banks by the National Bank, introduced on the eve of the signing of the memorandum, during this time 1,879 loans to businesses for UAH 23.7 billion and 8,622 loans to the population for UAH 1.3 billion were provided.
In June, the monthly volume of "energy" loans granted became the largest in a year (5.5 billion UAH), so the gross portfolio of such loans to legal entities, taking into account their repayment as of June 25, reached 14.9 billion UAH, and to individuals - one billion UAH.
As of June 25, the total generation capacity financed by banks through business loans exceeded 705 MW, and storage capacity exceeded 320 MW. Projects are being financed in 21 regions of the country.
"The market's developments, together with the regulatory steps of the National Bank in cooperation with the government, which we implemented through the Lending Development Strategy, are yielding quite tangible results," concluded NBU Chairman Andriy Pyshny. "We manage to maintain a balance, achieving the goals of macrofinancial stability and supporting economic development and recovery. The memorandum of banks has become a vivid example of unprecedented interaction between fierce competitors, which has given impetus to the restoration of investment demand and at the same time revealed the potential of the banking system. Therefore, this trend will continue no longer as an "anti-crisis" one, but as a comprehensive one."
Let us remind you that within the framework of the Strategy for the Development of Lending, initiated by the NBU and developed together with the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Finance, the energy sector is recognized as one of the priorities.
Within the framework of this Strategy, the National Bank is weighing regulatory decisions for their impact on the credit potential of the banking system and has introduced a number of steps to intensify lending to priority sectors.
In particular, to stimulate financing of the energy sector, the requirements for banks' assessment of credit risks have been revised and the coefficients for taking into account the cost of energy equipment when banks accept it as collateral for relevant loans have been increased.
As Ukrainian Energy reported, in May 2025, businesses received UAH 252 million in loans for energy infrastructure restoration projects, and the population was provided with UAH 110 million in loans for energy needs.
Oschadbank has provided €87 million in energy loans to large businesses since the beginning of 2025. Oschadbank estimates its share in the Ukrainian market of loans for the implementation of energy projects at 30%.
