Bad weather in the Kyiv region: DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids emergency crews are eliminating consequences of the storm

Thermal power generation16 August 2022

Weather conditions are worsening in the Kyiv region. Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center forecasts thunderstorms in the region on August 16. Bad weather has already caused some power outages in the region. DTEK crews have been transferred to the high alert mode in order to eliminate any blackouts as soon as possible.

Bad weather in the Kyiv region: DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids emergency crews are eliminating consequences of the storm

:00, bad weather and gusty wind have caused shutdowns and breaks of 30 lines and 706 transformer substations (TS). Most of the outages occurred in Baryshivka, Boryspil, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi and Kyiv-Sviatoshyn energy centers. 25 settlements were left completely without electricity and 33 — partially.

Energy workers are doing their best to restore electricity to customers’ homes. DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids engaged 58 crews to eliminate consequences of the storm.

DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids reminds of the following safety rules:

avoid staying near power lines during strong wind;
if you discover broken lines, please stay 8-12 meters away, never touch bare wire and inform the company immediately;
in case of blackouts, do not try to perform repair by yourself. If a blackout happened in an apartment or house – call an electrician, servicing your house. If there is a blackout at the entire street – contact DTEK Kyiv Regional Grids specialists.

Please use any convenient way to inform about any emergencies on the grids:

Viber and Telegram chatbot;
private messages at the official Facebook page;
call center 38 (067/099/093)495 70 40, stationary telephone number (044)4590740;
“Merezhi online” mobile application (available in AppStore or Google Play Market);
official company’s website – INFORM US ABOUT A SHUTDOWN button;

Call center’s lines may be overloaded during the storm, so the company asks customers to use online services.

DTEK Grids is a foundation and support for a normal life of the country and Ukrainians. We do not stop our work and continue to maintain reliable and quality power supply to the residents, enterprises and institutions of the Kyiv region.