Nefco Technical Assistance Fund Ukraine (2008-2028) Nefco Technical Assistance Fund Ukraine (2008-2028) Trust fund hos NEFCO för konsultinsatser, projektberedning och        utveckling, administaration. Stödet ska användas för miljö- och energiprojekt  i Ukraina Trust fund with NEFCO for consultancy services, technical assistance, project preparation and administration.The support aims at environment and energy efficiency projects in Ukraine The Sida-NEFCO Ukraine Consultant Trust Fund was established 18 April 2008, when Sida agreed to make available 2 MSEK to fund consultancy services, to support strategic cooperation with the Government of Ukraine in order to promote efficiency in district heating. Through a number of amendments and restatements the fund was replenished to a 109.8 MSEK by the end of 2017. The purpose of the fund is to support identification, preparation, implementation and supervision of environmental projects in Ukraine being priorities of the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P) and/or related to potential NEFCO financed projects and programs of Swedish interest in Ukraine aiming at benefitting environmentally, technically and financially sound environment and energy investments.
Over the period of 2008-2017 the fund has been instrumental in: support to preparation and implementation of DemoUkrainaDH with 6 completed projects in 2017 and more in the pipeline, support to development of energy efficiency projecst co-financed by E5P, support to project development to support cleaner production and energy efficiency improvements in public buildings through the NEFCO Credit for Cleaner Production and the NEFCO Energy Savings Credit, financing the environmental projects monitoring and evaluation position at NEFCO.
Further developments of NEFCO operations in Ukraine that is intended to be supported with thechnical assistance through the resources of the fund include:
- The Nordic energy efficiency and humanitarian initiative for Ukraine programme. This includes projects addressing energy efficiency measures in schools, kindergartens and health institutions as well as street lightning in the government controlled areas of Donetsk and Lugansk regions and in the surrounding regions receiving a major influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the conflict area.
- The Ukraine Higher Education Project is an initiative of NEFCO, EIB and Ministry for Education and Science of Ukraine for a 160 MEUR programme for modernisation and energy efficiency improvement of universities and other higher education facilities in Ukraine. 
- New initiatives directed on a continuation of efforts in municipal services, mainly related to improved energy efficiency in district heating and in public buildings, as well as initiatives to expand the focus of energy efficiency improvement. 
- Program for further support of district heating in Ukraine, as a continuation of the efforts initiated with the DemoUkrainaDH programme. 
- A sector study for opportunities for integrated agricultural and bioenergy projects to support Waste-to-Energy in Ukraine based on NEFCO’s work with agricultural open burning problems within the context of the Barents and Arctic programmes in the region.
Additional resources placed in the fund for technical assistance will enable NEFCO to finance fees, travel and other reimbursable costs of consultancy companies, engaged by NEFCO in Ukraine, secondment of staff to NEFCO, for the development, implementation, monitoring and supervision of potential NEFCO projects and programmes or other such projects and programmes of Swedish interest in Ukraine. Typical assignments to be financed from the resources of the fund include: scoping missions, feasibility studies, project implementation support etc.