DTEK Grids DSO continue their fight for light: energy workers restored electricity to almost half a million homes of Ukrainians in May

Thermal power generation03 June 2025

Last month, specialists of the DTEK Grids Distribution System Operators managed to restore power supply to almost half a million homes of Ukrainians*, de-energized due to the attacks in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa and Kyiv regions. Energy workers promptly repair the grids once they obtain permission from the AFU and SES.

The enemy continued attacking Ukraine in April. Despite constant danger, energy workers kept working to repair grids and equipment both in the frontline and in the more distant regions of company’s presence. In particular, energy workers in the Donetsk region managed to restore electricity to 380,800 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 now constantly suffers from enemy shelling too, especially the south of the region, which is close to the area of hostilities. In May, energy workers managed to restore electricity to homes of almost 105,000 families of local residents.

Kyiv region also suffered from enemy attacks. In May, energy workers here restored power to 8,400 homes. During the same period of time, specialists of the DTEK Grids Distribution System Operators restored electricity to homes of 2,700 families of residents of the Odesa region, who were also de-energized due to the attacks.

“Despite all security challenges, energy workers still continued repairing damage and providing residents with electricity in May. Our task is to provide residents and critical infrastructure with electricity as much as it is possible in the conditions of regular attacks. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, we have already restored electricity to 19.1* 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.