DTEK Grids DSO restored electricity to more than 123,000 families in the city of Kyiv and in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions over the course of a week

Thermal power generation14 February 2024

From February 5 to 11, energy workers of DTEK Grids DSO restored electricity to residents of 45 settlements in Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions and to the residents of Kyiv that were de-energized due to enemy shelling, thus restoring electricity to homes of more than 123,000 families. Specialists of the DTEK Grids Distribution System Operators repair the grids, destroyed by the enemy, immediately after obtaining permission from the AFU and SES.

On February 7, yet another enemy attack damaged the grids in the city of Kyiv. The buildings were connected via backup power circuits in order to promptly restore electricity to 29,000 families of Kyivans in the Dnipro district. Then, specialists of the company continued repair works on the damaged equipment and restored normal operation of the grids.

At the same time, Donetsk region remains an arena of the most active hostilities. Constant shelling, missile and air strikes continue to destroy the energy system of the region. Over the course of a week, energy workers managed to restore electricity to homes of 66,000 families that constantly suffer from the consequences of hostilities.

Dnipropetrovsk region also suffers from enemy shelling – especially its south. Over the course of a week, electricity has been restored to 28,000 families here. The majority of restorations were carried out after the night attack of enemy UAV on Pavlohrad district in the night of February 11.

“For 721 days now, energy workers have been holding the energy front and providing Ukrainians with electricity in the conditions of increased risks. Since the beginning of a full-scale war, we have already restored electricity to a total of 11 mln* families in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa and Donetsk regions, and in the city of Kyiv. We restored electricity to some settlements close to the area of hostilities 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 2 or more occasions.