DTEK Odesa Grids has started construction of a cable line that will connect the new Chubaevka substation to the network

Thermal power generation03 September 2021

As part of the Big Network Renovation project, DTEK Odesa Grids has started construction of a new 110 kV cable line. This line will connect the new Chubaevka substation to the Chumka substation electrical network. Both substations connected by the new cable line will provide reliable electricity to more than 50,000 residents of Malinovsky, Kyivsky and Primorsky districts of Odesa.

The company will use a special method and first create an initial hole in the soil to build the line using special purpose equipment for horizontal and inclined drilling. This technology allows to lay underground cables in urban conditions without destroying the road surface. The new cable line will be 4.5 kilometers long. It will provide a reliable power supply to customers because it will be protected against weather. Cross-linked polyethylene insulation withstands higher temperatures compared to obsolete paper cables, making networks more reliable. As the line is underground, it will not take up additional space on the Odesa streets.

“DTEK is a reliable and conscious company. We at DTEK Odesa Grids set the prime goal to provide the residents of the city and the region with an uninterrupted power supply to ensure that they have lights on and comfort in their homes. To do this, we upgrade equipment, build modern substations and cable lines. In 2021, the company will invest UAH 888.8 million in the development of networks in Odesa and the Odesa region. This is 86% more than last year. The networks will finally be upgraded, we’ve been waiting for such modernization for many years. In the complex, the new Chumka-Chubaevka cable line, the reconstructed Chumka substation and the Chubaevka substation built will provide more than 50,000 Odesa families and social facilities with a reliable electricity supply,” says Oleksandr Fomenko, Director General at DTEK Odesa Grids.

Construction will take place along Lustdorfskaya Road between September 4 and December 18, and will be carried out 24/7. Our energy workers will do complicated works requiring road blocking at night. There also might be a need to block one of the lines during the day in the following areas:

In the direction of Admiral Avenue between September 4 and October 2 from Artillery Street to 7, Lustdorfskaya Road (Vocational School of the National Guard of Ukraine) and along Artillery Street in the direction of Srednefontanskaya Street;
In the direction of Tovbukhin Square between September 12 and November 5 from the Dmitrovsky-3 Residential Complex to Tovbukhin Square;
In the direction of Admiral Avenue between October 2 and December 1 from 7, Lustdorfskaya road to Bagritskogo street;
In the direction of Tovbukhin Square between October 9 and November 11 from Sibirskaya Street to 60, Lustdorfskaya Road (school № 50);
To Admiral Avenue (from Breus Street) between November 2 and December 18;
To Admiral Avenue (from Tovbukhin Square Street) between November 2 and December 18;

The company apologizes for the temporary inconveniences.