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Lessons Learned from Ukraine for Energy Resilience of the EU Member States

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On 18 May 2026 in Berlin, the Ukrainian think tank DIXI Group and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Office Ukraine will host a discussion on Ukraine’s energy resilience and the lessons learned for strengthening energy security in Germany and across Europe

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The event is held within the conference "Energy Security: Lessons Learned from Ukraine", organized by the German Federal Foreign Office, and will take place on 18 May, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Akademie der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Room 6/7, Tiergartenstraße 35, 10785 Berlin).

The discussion will bring together representatives of the German Federal Government, the Bundestag, transmission system operators, German municipalities, and Ukrainian stakeholders to exchange practical insights on maintaining operational stability of the energy system under the extreme conditions of war and to discuss pathways for stronger European cooperation.

During the event, DiXi Group will present its new analytical report, "Holding the Grid: Ukraine’s Energy Resilience Playbook", highlighting Ukraine’s experience in safeguarding electricity and heat supply under constant attacks on critical infrastructure.

The discussion will be held in English and focus on how these lessons can contribute to:

  • strengthening energy system resilience, operational stability, planning, and redundancy;
  • developing distributed and flexible capacities, including microgrids and backup systems;
  • protecting critical urban infrastructure such as district heating.

For participation or additional information, please contact Roman Nitsovych.

Agenda

17:30 Registration

18:00 Welcome remarks

Nils Wörmer, Deputy Head of the Division European and International Cooperation, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

18:05 High-level keynote speech

(tbc) Frank Wetzel, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)

18:15 Holding the Grid: Ukraine’s Energy Resilience Playbook

Presentation of the report   

Olena Pavlenko, President, DiXi Group, Ukraine
Roman Nitsovych, Research Director, Dixi Group, Ukraine 

18:30 Reinforcing Energy Resilience: from Lessons to Action

Anatolii Kutsevol, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine for European integration

Lars Rohwer MP, Member of the Committee on Economy and Energy, German Bundestag

Vasyl Novachok, Deputy Mayor of Khmelnytskyi city, Ukraine

(tbc) Carsten Rolle, Co-Head of Energy, Mobility and Environment, BDI – Federation of German Industries
Yulia Burmistenko, DTEK Head of International Affairs, Member of the Board of the Women's Energy Club, Ukraine


Moderator: Dr. Christian Hübner, Head of Global Resources and Sustainability Department, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

19:20 Concluding Remarks

Thomas Birringer, Head of the Ukraine Office, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

19:30 Reception

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Venue

KAS Akademie Tiergartenstraße 35, 10785 Berlin Deutschland
Contact Thomas Birringer
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Head of the Ukraine office
thomas.birringer@kas.de +380 44 4927443
Contact

Kateryna Bilotserkovets

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Project Manager
kateryna.bilotserkovets@kas.de +380 44 4927443

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