Restoring electricity after the strikes: DTEK Grids DSO restored electricity to more than 3 mln homes in September

Thermal power generation01 October 2026

During the first month of autumn, the enemy continued to attack peaceful towns and villages and destroy energy infrastructure. Despite all security challenges and difficulties of wartime, specialists of the DTEK Grids Distributions Systems Operators managed to completely or partially restore electricity to the residents of more than 2,000 settlements, thus restoring power supply to more than 3 mln homes of Ukrainians*, de-energized due to the strikes in four regions and in the capital. Energy workers commence repairs of the grids as soon as possible once they obtain permission from the AFU and SES.

Restoring electricity after the strikes: DTEK Grids DSO restored electricity to more than 3 mln homes in September

Last month, energy workers continued to work on grids and equipment repairs both in the frontline and in the more distant regions.

The majority of restorations were registered in the Donetsk region, which remains the nucleus of the most active hostilities. Here, energy workers managed to restore electricity to 1.3 mln homes of local residents in September.

Almost the same number of restorations was carried out by the energy workers in the Odesa region: last month power supply was restored to 1.2 mln residents of the Odesa region, de-energized by the attacks. The enemy does not stop attacking the region with missiles, air bombs and drones.

Other regions suffered from enemy attacks too: energy workers in the Dnipropetrovsk region managed to restore electricity to 433,800 homes in September. In the Kyiv region - 116,300. Energy workers in the capital, in their turn, restored electricity to more than 300 households, de-energized due to enemy attacks.

“On the eve of winter, the enemy is intensifying attacks on the energy infrastructure. Despite constant danger, our specialists continue to work and hold the energy front. Since the beginning of 2026 alone, we have already restored electricity to more than 22 million* families in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions, as well as in the capital,” – noted Alina Bondarenko, CEO at DTEK Grids. – The number is huge and it keeps rising, as some facilities have already been repaired on dozens of occasions. Every field trip means working in the conditions of increased danger, after obtaining permission from the military and SES, knowing that the threat can recur at any moment. And we continue to fight for light in the homes of Ukrainians.”

Specialists of the DTEK Grids DSO 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.