DTEK restored electricity to more than 114,000 families in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions over the course of a week

The majority of restorations are in the Donetsk region, where the situation remains extremely difficult. Despite constant shelling, missile and air strikes, energy workers managed to restore electricity to homes of 73,500 families in the frontline region over the course of a week.

Dnipropetrovsk region is also subjected to regular enemy shelling. Here, from July 1 to 7, electricity has been restored to 36,300 families, de-energized due to enemy shelling. The majority – in the south of the region, which is close to the area of hostilities.

Besides, on July 5 energy workers restored electricity to homes of more than 4,000 families in the Odesa region, de-energized due to yet another enemy attack. In a few hours, specialists of the energy company energized customers via backup lines.

“For 868 days now, energy workers have been holding the energy front and providing Ukrainians with electricity in the conditions of increased risks. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, we have already restored electricity to 12.8 mln* families in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa and Donetsk regions, and in the city of Kyiv. Some settlements close to the area of hostilities had electricity restored to them on dozens of occasions,” – noted Oleksandr Fomenko, CEO at DTEK Grids.

DTEK Grids energy workers are doing everything possible to eliminate damage as soon as possible. They commence work immediately after obtaining permission and access to the site of damage from the AFU and SES.

* considering that some customers had electricity restored to them on 2 or more occasions.