Ukraine currently cannot stop using nuclear energy, but it must think of alternative energy, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said.

"It is clear than neither today nor tomorrow Ukraine would not be able to stop using nuclear energy, diversifying supplies of energy and striving for energy independence. We must think about new solutions, new alternative and conventional energy, energy efficiency," Poroshenko said during his visit to Chornobyl NPP on Tuesday.

He said that energy saving will be discussed at once after May holidays at a meeting of the National Reforms Council. These issues were also discussed on Tuesday by the Ukrainian president and the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Poroshenko thanked international organizations and financial institutions, donor countries and partners helping Ukraine to overcome the aftermath of the Chornobyl disaster. He said international donors at the conference on Monday decided to contribute EUR 87.5 million to the implementation of Chornobyl projects.

"The documents signed today on the provision of more funds by the EBRD to complete construction of a spent nuclear fuel storage facility will be one more step in our joint cooperation," Poroshenko said.