The Ministry of Energy has purchased government bonds for the first time in nearly 20 years
For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine has purchased domestic government bonds (OVDP), using accumulated funds from a special financial reserve for this purpose.
To date, nearly 400 million hryvnias have already been invested in government securities, and the total volume of such investments is expected to reach approximately 785 million hryvnias by 2026.
This step will allow the government to effectively manage accumulated resources that have remained idle for a long time. The purchase of securities is aimed at long-term strategic goals related to defense and the environment.
In the future, these funds will be used to finance the decommissioning of nuclear facilities, the minister noted.
According to Shmyhal, the purchase of domestic government bonds marked “the first step in implementing the mechanism for managing financial reserve funds as provided for by law.”
This financial reserve is built up on an ongoing basis through contributions from the country’s main operator of state-owned nuclear power plants.
The financial reserve is formed through regular contributions from JSC “NAEK Energoatom,” which transfers 65.4 million hryvnias monthly to a special fund to ensure the future decommissioning of nuclear facilities.
Previously, these funds were simply held in accounts, which led to their devaluation due to macroeconomic factors.
The head of the relevant agency noted that the lack of investment decisions in previous years had a negative impact on the amount of accumulated funds.
The availability of financial instruments will help avoid such problems and ensure capital preservation.
“At the same time, for a long time, the reserve funds were not actually invested in financial instruments designed to preserve value. As a result of inflation, the funds accumulated by 2025 have significantly lost their real value,” said the Minister of Energy.
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,” he asserts.
The minister emphasizes that investing the financial reserve’s funds in domestic government bonds is a reliable and effective tool for managing state resources.
Thanks to this, the state will be able to fully meet its environmental obligations.
Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal officially announced this on his Telegram channel.
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