DTEK Dnipro Grids specialists restore power supply to 1,400 homes of Dnipro after weather disaster
The city’s central part has suffered the most. The stormy wind and heavy shower with hail led to flooding, falling of many trees and breakdown of eight power transmission lines. Two power line towers have collapsed on Vykonkomivska street. The electric engineers have been working the whole night to mitigate the aftermath and bring the light back to the Dnipro dwellers’ homes.
Currently, the emergency teams are working on Vykonkomivska street, as well as Straokozatska and other streets of the city. There are five mass requests being dealt with regarding losses of power due to damages to the lines. Around 300 subscribers are still remaining without power. Nine teams are engaged in the aftermath response – 25 specialists and 12 vehicles.
The electric engineers exert all effort to restore all the damaged lines double-time and bring the light back to the homes of people who have suffered from the disaster. DTEK Dnipro Grids serves the interest of Ukraine, shares the society’s values and realizes that availability of constant and uninterrupted power supply is essential for comfort and safety of the people of Dnipro and the Region.
Tips in case of possible mass shutdowns due to a disaster: please refer to the details of fault shutdowns on the Company’s site in section Shutdowns. If you see your address there, our electric engineers are already on the know and working on it. If you your address isn’t on the list, please contact the call center of DTEK Dnipro Grids by phone numbers (056) 790 99 00, (066) 790 99 00 or (067) 790 99 00, or by simply messaging us on Facebook.
DTEK Dnipro Grids also reminds of the utmost importance of sticking to the electric safety rules: stay away from power lines in strong wind; do not approach any broken wires closer than 8-12 meters away, and don’t touch them. In case of finding wires fallen to the ground, broken wires or wires hanging slack, open doors or manholes of electric installations, as well as damages to towers and pylons, please contact the call center.