Ukraine is expanding energy cooperation with Azerbaijan as it prepares for the next heating season and continued Russian attacks on power infrastructure. During a visit to Azerbaijan, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal inspected an ATEF group enterprise that produces transformer equipment.
The talks focused on practical needs rather than general declarations. Ukraine is looking for transformers, generators, cable products and reserve stocks of critical equipment that can be deployed quickly after strikes on energy facilities.
Resilience as an industrial task
For the power sector, equipment reserves now matter almost as much as generation capacity. A destroyed transformer can block restoration for weeks if there is no replacement in storage or a reliable supplier ready to ship.
Shmyhal said Ukraine is also searching for new technologies and engineering solutions to protect energy infrastructure. This reflects a shift in wartime energy policy: the system must not only be repaired, but redesigned to survive repeated attacks.
Azerbaijan has already provided Ukraine with generators, transformers, cables and other equipment. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Baku has announced eleven packages of energy support. The next stage could involve closer cooperation between Ukrainian and Azerbaijani companies, including joint projects and more predictable supply chains.
