The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine has purchased domestic government bonds (OVDP) using funds from the financial reserve for the first time in nearly 20 years, the ministry announced on Wednesday.
“Nearly 400 million hryvnias have already been invested in government securities, and the total volume of such investments in 2026 will amount to approximately 785 million hryvnias,” the Ministry of Energy noted.
In the future, these funds will be used to finance the decommissioning of nuclear facilities.
As explained by the ministry, the purchase of OVDPs was the first step in implementing the mechanism for managing the financial reserve funds as provided for by law.
The financial reserve is formed through regular contributions from JSC “NAEK Energoatom,” which transfers 65.4 million UAH monthly to a special fund to ensure the future decommissioning of nuclear facilities. At the same time, for a long time, the reserve’s funds were not actually invested in financial instruments designed to preserve their value. As a result of inflation, the funds accumulated by 2025 have significantly lost their real value, the Ministry of Energy noted.
Investing the financial reserve in domestic government bonds will protect the funds from inflation, preserve their purchasing power, and ensure additional replenishment of the reserve through income from government securities.
“Ukraine is consistently developing a system of financial support for the future decommissioning of nuclear facilities in accordance with international obligations and global best practices,” the ministry emphasized.
Investing the financial reserve’s funds in OVDPs is a reliable and effective tool for managing state resources. This will help strengthen the financial stability of Ukraine’s nuclear safety system and enhance the state’s ability to fulfill its obligations in the field of nuclear and radiation safety, according to the Ministry of Energy.
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