Ukrainian path to the EU. Polish experience. Energy sector

The report was prepared as part of the project “Ukraine’s Path to the European Union. The Polish Experience”, implemented jointly by the Warsaw Enterprise Institute (Poland) and the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (Ukraine).

Key components of the project include expert seminars and sectoral reports focusing on sensitive areas of the economy that may, on the one hand, be sources of competition and potential disputes between Polish and Ukrainian businesses and, on the other, offer opportunities for cooperation and complementarity between the two economies.

This report examines the energy sectors of Poland and Ukraine. It analyses the structure and key trends shaping the two countries’ energy systems, including the role of fossil fuels, nuclear power and renewable energy, as well as the impact of the war on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The report also explores opportunities for Polish-Ukrainian cooperation, ranging from gas infrastructure, energy trade and gas storage to joint projects in renewable energy, hydrogen, energy storage and grid modernisation. It further considers prospects for aligning energy legislation with EU standards and drawing on Poland’s experience to support the reconstruction and green transformation of Ukraine’s energy sector.

The report is available below in both English and Polish.