Norway is contributing 500 million Norwegian crowns (NOK) in energy support to Ukraine ahead of winter, the Norwegian government said on Tuesday. Reuters put the amount at about US$53.70 million, at a rate of US$1 = 9.3102 crowns. Yaani: 500 million crowns means 50 crore crowns, worth roughly US$5.4 crore.

Source: Norwegian Government (regjeringen.no)

Energy Minister Terje Aasland announced the contribution during his visit to Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on Tuesday. The support is provided under the Nansen Programme and will help restore damaged infrastructure and ensure reliable operation of Ukraine's energy system, the government said. It will be disbursed through the Ukraine Energy Support Fund (UESF) in November and December, so the money can be quickly converted into repairs, new equipment and investments where the needs are greatest — and it is up to Ukraine to prioritise what is most urgent, the government added.

“Ukraine is soon entering a new winter of war. To ensure the most stable possible power supply and avoid severe humanitarian consequences, it is very important that Ukraine receives funds to purchase equipment to strengthen and restore critical infrastructure damaged by Russian bombing,” Aasland said.

500M NOKnew energy support announced in Kyiv (about US$53.7 million)
Nov–Decdisbursement window through the Ukraine Energy Support Fund
15B NOKcivilian part of the Nansen Programme in 2026
~5B NOKenergy component, the largest single part of that civilian support

Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said: “Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy supply are hitting ordinary people and critical functions of society. Norwegian energy support will help cover the acute needs and build a more robust energy system for the future. This makes Ukraine stronger and Europe safer.”

The civilian part of the Nansen Programme amounts to 15 billion NOK in support in 2026, and energy is its largest single component, at nearly 5 billion NOK, the government said. During the same Kyiv visit, Norway and Ukraine also agreed to strengthen energy cooperation and work to mobilise private investment in Ukraine's energy sector, a separate government statement said. The announcement came on a day when Russia's war on Ukraine's power system was again in focus: a UN commission told the General Assembly this week that Russia's systematic attacks on energy infrastructure amount to a crime against humanity — the commission's conclusions are its own and are not a court judgment.