(VOVWORLD) - The European Union will allocate 177 million USD to help Ukraine’s energy system, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday.
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This will include 60 million for shelters and heaters and 100 million for repairs and restoration, and will be taken from frozen Russian assets.
Von der Leyen said a power plant being dismantled in Lithuania will be rebuilt in Ukraine, where 80% of the nation’s thermal power plants have been destroyed. The EU aims to restore 3.5 GW of electricity capacity, which will supply 15% of Ukraine's needs, she said.