Over 67,000 smart meters since the beginning of 2025: how DTEK Grids DSO digitalize their grids

Thermal power generation29 May 2025

Since the beginning of 2025, DTEK Grids Distribution System Operators replaced more than 67,000 obsolete meters in customers’ homes with the new smart ones. Energy companies are doing this without extra charge, within the framework of the investment program, approved by the state regulator NEURC for every DSO. This is an important step in the large-scale digital transformation of the distribution grid of the capital, Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions – customers get correct metering of electricity without monthly submission of meters, while energy workers manage the grids more efficiently due to the analysis of received data.

Over 67,000 smart meters since the beginning of 2025: how DTEK Grids DSO digitalize their grids

Smart meters are the basic element of the modern technological grid, which allows it to adapt to change in demand and condition of the equipment on its own.

This is possible due to the following:

Accurate electricity metering. Smart meter automatically records electricity consumption readings and sends it to the DSO on its own in real time, thus making it possible to get an accurate picture of consumption at every hour not only for the individual apartment or house, but for entire blocks or streets.

Analysis of received data. All information from the meters is aggregated and analyzed, thus making it possible to detect peak periods and optimize equipment operation mode, make consumption forecasts for early reinforcement of grid sections.

Remote diagnostics of the equipment condition. DSO specialists can detect malfunctions or damages without going to homes or enterprises, thus significantly reducing problem response time.

Integration with SCADA and other ІТ systems. Data from meters can be integrated with the energy infrastructure facilities monitoring and remote-control system SCADA. Thus, dispatcher can see the real picture of electricity consumption for all points in the grid, automatically localize a malfunction and avoid emergency power shutdown (for example, by switching to the backup line).

This is why, transition to these advanced electricity meters is an important area of the infrastructure modernization project “Grids of the Future”. It is planned that by 2034, all residents of the capital, Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions will have a smart meter installed at home.

“We gradually upgrade the grid to provide reliable and high-quality power supply to every home as soon as today. Introduction of smart electricity metering plays a special role in this process. As of May 20, DSO installed 67,421 smart meters for the residents of the regions of presence. In 2025, the plan is to replace a total of almost 210,000 old meters with the new technological ones. Currently, 29% of the customers are already using smart electricity meters,”— noted DTEK Grids CEO Alina Bondarenko.

Smart meters are mainly installed in the buildings, where the present ones are running out of service date. You can find out if meter replacement in your house is scheduled this year:

for Kyiv – on the DTEK Kyiv Grids website;

for Kyiv region – on the DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids website;

for Odesa region – on the DTEK Odesa Grids website;

for Dnipropetrovsk region – on the DTEK Dnipro Grids website.

Before carrying out works, DSO specialists post a corresponding announcement in the building with contact information to agree on the convenient time of the visit, if the meter is installed in the apartment.