The Greifswald industrial power plant in Lubmin, Germany, which operated in connection with the Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia, is being dismantled and transferred to Ukraine. The facility is majority owned by Germany’s state-owned company Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE), which confirmed that dismantling operations are currently underway with Ukraine’s Naftogaz overseeing the transfer process.
The power plant ceased operations in April 2023 following the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines. According to SEFE officials, the company explored various reuse and sales options but found no commercially viable solutions, leading to the decision to donate the facility to Ukraine rather than scrap it. The transfer is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2027.
Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has faced repeated targeting by Russian military strikes in recent months. The donation of the Lubmin facility is part of a broader European Union initiative to relocate energy infrastructure components and decommissioned plants to Ukraine. Since Russia’s 2022 invasion, the EU has provided more than 4 billion euros in energy security aid to Ukraine, with donated infrastructure capable of supporting approximately 9.6 million people.
Other European nations have similarly contributed to Ukraine’s energy needs. Lithuania pledged hundreds of tons of hardware from its decommissioned Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, and in December 2025, the EU completed the dismantling and relocation of a complete gas-fired thermal power plant from Lithuania. Additional decommissioned facilities in Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Austria, Croatia, and the Netherlands have been inspected for possible transfers, with Latvia’s Riga CHP-2 power plant scheduled as the next facility for relocation.
The transfer of the German facility has faced some political opposition within Germany, with the Alternative for Germany party unsuccessfully attempting to halt the transfer in May. Some business leaders have also raised concerns about the arrangement, though SEFE reports that workers at the plant have met the decision with understanding.
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