Donor conference in Paris to fund repairs to Chernobyl protective dome
G7-hosted conference seeks remaining funds after drone damage to the Chernobyl protective dome in February 2025.
A donor conference is being held in Paris today to collect funds for repairing the protective metal dome at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, which was damaged in a Russian drone attack in February 2025.
The overall repair target is €500 million; organizers said €260 million has already been pledged. "We must secure the full amount by next spring," said French Minister of Economy Roland Lescure.
Organizers and urgency
The event is organised under France's G7 presidency, in cooperation with the Ukrainian government and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Kyiv and partner institutions are pressing for rapid contributions because of the scale and technical complexity of the damage.
Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Energy Anatolii Kutsevol expressed confidence that international partners will be able to raise the necessary funds.
The metal shelter, installed in 2016, sits over the original concrete sarcophagus constructed after the reactor explosion in April 1986. At the end of April, the United States announced a pledge of up to $100 million and warned that without repairs the structure would no longer reliably prevent radioactive releases.
Conference hosts said the money must be mobilised quickly to fund specialist repairs and ensure continued containment at the site.
Photo: press material from the event
