DTEK energy workers have restored electricity to homes of 54,500 families last week

Thermal power generation27 June 2022

June 20 through 26, DTEK Donetsk Grids emergency and repair crews, accompanied by the military, managed to access damaged sites and repair the grids for the residents of 91 settlements, thus restoring electricity to homes of 54,500 families. Despite very difficult situation in the region, energy workers continue to restore power to residents of the Donetsk region as soon as it becomes possible.

DTEK energy workers have restored electricity to homes of 54,500 families last week

Despite active hostilities in the region and constant shelling, DTEK Donetsk Grids specialists were able to completely or partially restore power to 91 settlements over the course of the week, thus restoring electricity to 54,581 families in the Donetsk region. Up to 20 emergency and repair crews are working every day to repair the grids that constantly suffer from hostilities.

For example, during the weekend energy workers have restored electricity to 15,373 families in 22 settlements of the Donetsk region. On June 25-26, the majority of households that suffered from shelling were connected in Pokrovsk and Bakhmut districts. 9,800 and 4,200 families correspondingly.

Large-scale clashes are underway in the Donetsk region; shelling continues, including air assaults and missile strikes. Energy infrastructure of the region is constantly being damaged; energy enterprises are shutting down. Therefore, we ask residents of the region to treat power supply issues with understanding.

323 settlements in the Donetsk region remain without electricity. The most difficult situation is in the areas of Sloviansk, Avdiivka, Marinka, Toretsk and Bakhmut. Energy workers have to wait for the permit from the Armed Forces of Ukraine to perform repairs.

DTEK Donetsk Grids specialists are working non-stop for 123 days in a row and are repairing equipment and lines again and again, as soon as it becomes possible.

If you have a power outage, please inform DTEK Donetsk Grids. To contact the company, please use official information channels only. DTEK Donetsk Grids specialists are ready to process your applications and answer all questions via remote service channels: DTEK Donetsk Grids website, company’s Facebook page, call center +38 (093/096/099) 450 0 473, Viber and Telegram chatbots, titled “DTEK Donetsk Grids”, and Viber community for condominiums.

We are working 24/7 to ensure reliable power supply of houses and enterprises.