Main News Press Releases DTEK restored electricity to 433,500 homes in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions over the course of a week

DTEK restored electricity to 433,500 homes in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions over the course of a week

Thermal power generation27 August 2024
Since past Monday, specialists of the DTEK Grids DSO were able to restore power to 135 settlements, affected by enemy attacks, thus restoring electricity to homes of 433,500 families in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Odesa regions. Specialists of the DTEK Grids Distribution System Operators repair the grids, destroyed by the enemy, immediately after obtaining permission from the AFU and the SES.

Yesterday massive enemy attacks caused de-energization of a number of power facilities in the Odesa region. Once it became possible, specialists of the energy company restored electricity to 378,900 families of residents of the region. 

Meanwhile, the most active hostilities are ongoing in the Donetsk region. Once the military provide permission for work performance, our specialists continue to repair grids and equipment, damaged by shelling. Last week, they managed to restore electricity to homes of 38,700 families in the frontline region. 

Dnipropetrovsk region is also constantly subjected to enemy shelling, especially its southern part. Over the course of the week, our specialists managed to repair a number of grid damages, caused by enemy attacks, and restore electricity to 15,900 families. 

“For 916 days now, energy workers have been holding the energy front and providing Ukrainians with electricity in the conditions of constant enemy attacks. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, we have already restored electricity to 13.7 mln* families in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa and Donetsk regions, and in the city of Kyiv. Some settlements close to the area of hostilities had electricity restored to them on dozens of occasions,” – noted Oleksandr Fomenko, CEO at DTEK Grids.  

DTEK Grids energy workers are doing everything possible to eliminate damage as soon as possible. They commence work immediately after obtaining permission and access to the site of damage from the AFU and SES. 

* considering that some customers had electricity restored to them on dozens of occasions.