💭 “Warm months without long outages meant a sprint for all of us who want to support Ukraine during the next energy crisis. Now is the time to implement long-term solutions, building energy backup systems in communities so that when the next outages come, they can continue operating without the external grid.
That’s the most valuable time to prepare, rather than bringing generators when nothing works anymore.”

This is the key message from Nataliia Fiebrig, CEO and co-founder of Ukraine2Power, during the panel discussion “Energy Security Starts Locally: Lessons from Ukraine for Europe” at the Energy Security Conference 2026 in Berlin.

The discussion brought together Ukrainian and international policymakers, municipalities, experts, and practitioners to discuss what Ukraine’s experience under constant attacks on energy infrastructure can teach Europe about preparedness, resilience, and decentralized energy systems.

⚡️One message stood out clearly throughout the discussion: energy security starts locally. Communities, municipalities, schools, hospitals, and public institutions need resilient local solutions that allow them to continue operating even during outages and attacks on the grid.

We need to move from emergency aid to long-term partnerships and stable reconstruction in Ukraine. Now is the time to build resilient local energy systems and prepare communities for the winters ahead.