This winter, Russia repeatedly attacked Kyiv’s heating network, one of the largest in Europe, leaving thousands of homes, schools, and hospitals without heat as temperatures dropped to –20°C. Spring is here, but preparation for the next winter must start now. The EU-backed E5P fund, managed by the EBRD, has approved a €20 million emergency grant to support EBRD financing towards containerised cogeneration units with around 120 MW of combined capacity. This intervention is part of the EU’s "