Ukrainian hydropower company Ukrhydroenergo announced on Thursday (11 January) that it has selected legal counsel to develop a high-level litigation and arbitration strategy against Russia via the Energy Community Secretariat’s Pro Bono Platform for Ukraine.
Ukrhydroenergo is seeking to hold Russia accountable for its targeted attacks against the company’s infrastructure and assets, as well as the recovery of damages inflicted, including the destruction of the Kakhovka hydropower plant (HPP).
Kakhovka hydropower plant attack: what we know so far
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, the Russian army attacked its facilities in more than 50 instances with drones, rockets and missiles, resulting in the loss of about 2,500 megawatts (MW) of capacity, the Ukrainian hydropower company said in a press release.
The Pro Bono Platform for Ukraine was established by the Energy Community Secretariat in July 2023. It enables law firms and qualified independent lawyers to join legal campaigns aiming to recover the damages inflicted upon Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure by dedicating any number of pro bono hours to various projects.
