Electricity is restored to 1,400 families in 26 towns and villages, ambulance station and village council in Hostomel, communication station in Makariv district: DTEK continues restoring power to the Kyiv region

Thermal power generation21 April 2022

On April 20, DTEK emergency crews have restored service to 1,390 families in 26 towns and villages of the Kyiv region, left without electricity during active hostilities. Power was also restored to ambulance station and village council in Hostomel, and to the communication station in Makariv district. Electricians continue repairing grids in the areas of the Kyiv region, liberated from russian invaders by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Electricity is restored to 1,400 families in 26 towns and villages, ambulance station and village council in Hostomel, communication station in Makariv district: DTEK continues restoring power to the Kyiv region

Yesterday, DTEK electricians have restored some medium and low-voltage grids in 26 settlements, thus restoring service to 1,390 families in the Kyiv region. In particular, power supply via 10 kV grids was restored in 7 settlements. It will allow continuing local power restoration activities in the 0.4 kV grids that supply power to the customers’ homes.

10 kV grids were completely restored in Ladyzhychi and partially restored in Huta-Mezhyhirska and Syniak of the Vyshhorod district. 10 kV grids were partially restored in Makariv, Vorzel, Mykhailivka-Rubezhivka and Kalynivka of the Bucha district.

Besides, electricians managed to energize ambulance station and village council in Hostomel, as well as communication station in Makariv district and high-voltage line that powers this district, thus increasing reliability of power supply in this part of the Kyiv region.

DTEK emergency and restoration crews continue restoring power to districts of the Kyiv region that were liberated from russian invaders by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On April 20, DTEK energy workers plan to perform power restoration of 10 and 0.4 kV grids in 19 settlements of Bucha and Vyshhorod districts.

Energy workers of all DTEK Grids Distribution System Operators rallied to restore everything that was destroyed by the invaders. DTEK energy workers from Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk regions, as well as from the city of Kyiv are helping to restore damaged grids in the Kyiv region. Electricians start their work immediately after mine clearance of these territories by the Ukrainian military and after provision of a permit by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, required to access damaged sites. First, emergency crews restore 110-35 kV high-voltage grids that supply power to the settlements. Then, they repair 10-0.4 kV distribution grids that supply power directly to residential buildings. Additionally, company’s specialists process requests of consumers from towns and villages, where they have completely restored service to settlements through 10 kV grids and started repairing 0.4 kV grids.

119 settlements and 76,000 households in the Kyiv region remain without electricity.

Emergency crews of energy workers are working non-stop for 57 days in a row in order to promptly restore power to settlements in the Kyiv region, affected by hostilities. DTEK electricians jointly with doctors, volunteers and suppliers of the essential food and medications do everything in their power to support Ukraine and Ukrainians in these difficult circumstances.

Please use official information channels only and stay calm. Specialists of DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids are ready to process your applications and answer all questions via remote service channels: company’s website, social networks, call center, Telegram and Viber chat bots, titled “DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids”.

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