DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids: more cleared routes – less emergencies

Thermal power generation12 November 2025

Since the beginning of the year, energy workers in the Kyiv region together with region’s communities cleared almost 3,500 kilometers of grids’ routes to reduce the risk of emergencies that may occur during bad weather due to falling of branches and trees on the overhead lines.

DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids: more cleared routes – less emergencies

Over 92% of the region’s girds are the overhead lines. Most of them run through the woods or areas of private development. In addition to repairs and maintenance, energy workers have to prune branches and shrubs to ensure stable power supply and prepare the grids for the autumn-winter period and uninterrupted operation.

“Over two thousand emergencies happen every year due to the poor care of the trees at private backyards. Therefore, systematic pruning of trees protects the grids from emergencies. Such activities protect the lines from broken wire and short circuits during bad weather, while ensuring that residents of towns and villages are safe and with electricity. DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids carries out scheduled clearing of the power lines, but it is imperative for the landowners to take care of their greenery and prune them on time,” — noted DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids CEO Vitalii Shaida.

In accordance with the rules, owners of green spaces are the ones responsible for their proper care. Therefore, energy workers urge residents of the region not to neglect these requirements. This will help reduce the risk of emergencies and make power supply to every home more reliable.

To carry out work safely, especially when the branches are already touching the power lines, residents of the region must agree on the time of works performance with local authorities. They will pass this information to the energy workers, who will arrange a temporary power shutdown for safe pruning.

For reference:

In accordance with the “Rules of grids protection“ planting trees underneath power lines is prohibited. Landowners and land users should clear green spaces if the tree branches approached the 0.4 kV lines closer than 1 meter, if branches hang over the wires or if the trees are in emergency state and may damage the grids during bad weather — they should be pruned.

Power lines’ protected zone is a land plot and air space on both sides of the power lines. For the lines up to 1 kV it is 2 meters on both sides of the line, 3-20 kV – 10 meters, 35 kV – 15 meters, 110 kV – 20 meters, 150-220 kV – 25 meters, 330-500 kV – 30 meters, 750 kV – 40 meters.