First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will convene a summit with energy-supply companies and consumer groups later this month, to discuss how advice and support for those struggling with energy bills can be improved.
The meeting will consider what collective action can be taken to help businesses and consumers access advice, and get support with debt issues.
In attendance will be Scotland's major energy suppliers including ScottishPower, OVO Energy, Centrica, Octopus and E.ON.
The summit follows last week's meeting of the Scottish Government resilience committee on the cost-of-living crisis and will take place ahead of Ofgem's next energy price cap announcement on August 26.
Ms Sturgeon said: "I know that this is an incredibly-unsettling time for households and energy consumers across Scotland, and the Scottish Government will continue to do everything we can to support those affected.
"There is a not a single solution to this problem and government, industry and the third sector in Scotland needs to work collaboratively together to ensure the right support is in place for householders and businesses during this challenging winter.
"This could include improving the availability of help and advice, and considering a more-compassionate approach to debt management."
Powers and resources
Ms Sturgeon added that the powers and resources needed to tackle this emergency on the scale required lie with the UK Government.
"Only the UK Government can access and make available resources on the scale required. They need to take action, now. As I said last week, a first step would be to cancel the energy price cap rise this autumn."
Peter Kelly, director of the Poverty Alliance, said: "Across the country, people are increasingly being swept up amid a rising tide of hardship. But with the energy price cap due to increase in October, that tide threatens to become a flood.
"Households up and down Scotland are terrified of what the colder months will bring and the likelihood is that - without further action - lives and life chances will be at risk. The situation could scarcely be more urgent."
The Scottish Government estimates that 906,000 or 36% of all households north of the border, will be in fuel poverty in October.