Fight for light continues: DTEK restored electricity to almost 650,000 families in February

Thermal power generation03 March 2025

During the last month of winter, the enemy did not stop attacking Ukrainian power facilities. In February, specialists of the DTEK Grids Distribution System Operators managed to restore power to almost 650,000 homes of Ukrainians*, de-energized due to the strikes in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Odesa and Kyiv regions, as well as in the city of Kyiv. After each enemy attack or strike, energy workers promptly repair the grids once they obtain permission from the AFU and SES.

The intensified enemy attacks on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure continued in February. Lines and equipment suffered destruction due to missile or drone strikes. The energy system in the regions close to hostilities also suffered from enemy artillery shelling and air strikes. In particular, energy workers in the Donetsk region managed to restore electricity to 305,500 homes of local residents last month. Donetsk region remains an arena of the hardest battles. And though restoring power supply here becomes increasingly difficult and dangerous, energy workers continue to work once the situation and the military permit.

Dnipropetrovsk region suffers from enemy shelling more and more often too, especially the south of the region, which is close to the area of hostilities. During the last month of winter, energy workers managed to restore electricity to homes of 239,500 families of local residents, de-energized due to enemy attacks. Unfortunately, the work of energy workers still remains dangerous: an employee of the company was killed by the enemy artillery shell during the restoration activities a fortnight ago.

Odesa region also suffered from enemy attacks. In February, energy workers restored power to 101,700 homes, de-energized due to regular enemy attacks here. During the same period of time, energy workers of the DTEK Grids Distribution System Operators restored power to homes of 2,800 families of residents of the Kyiv region and 210 residents of the city of Kyiv, who were also de-energized due to the strikes.

“In February, the enemy continued to attack the energy infrastructure of the country. Nevertheless, energy workers join efforts to keep repairing damage and providing residents with electricity. Our task is to provide residents and critical infrastructure with electricity as much as it is possible in the conditions of regular shelling. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, we have already restored electricity to 17.6 million families in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa and Donetsk regions, and in the capital,” – noted Alina Bondarenko, CEO at DTEK Grids.

Company’s specialists continue to work together with AFU and SES in the regions of fiercest hostilities and restore operation of the grids immediately after obtaining permission from them.

^{* considering that some customers had electricity restored to them on dozens of occasions.}