Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, DTEK Energy’s coal mining, power and machine-building companies have hired over 6.8 thousand new employees, more than 2.6 thousand of whom are IDPs, the energy holding said in a press release on Wednesday.
“The lion’s share (of the total number of employees – IF-U), which is more than 2.6 thousand people, are Ukrainians who were forced to leave their homes due to the occupation or the proximity of hostilities,” the document says.
According to the company, the vast majority of IDPs, which is about 95%, were employed at DTEK Energy’s coal mining enterprises. Most of them did not have a mining specialty and were retrained directly at the workplace.
“Another 850 new employees are young people who have just graduated from educational institutions and found their first jobs at mines,” the energy holding said.
According to DTEK Energy CEO Ildar Saleev, during the war it is extremely important that each company not only works to the maximum but also remains a responsible employer and a reliable partner for communities.
“In the history of DTEK Energy, we have experienced numerous relocations of employees from dangerous places and relocations of our enterprises. That is why we understand and always try to support people forced to leave their homes because of the hostilities,” said Saleyev in a press release.
“DTEK Energy provides a closed cycle of electricity generation from coal. The installed capacity of thermal generation as of January 2022 is 13.3 GW. A full production cycle has been created in coal mining: coal mining and enrichment, machine building and maintenance of mine equipment.
DTEK Group is the largest private investor in the energy sector of Ukraine.
DTEK Group companies are engaged in coal and natural gas production, electricity generation at wind, solar and thermal power plants, energy trading on local and international markets, distribution and supply of electricity to consumers, and energy efficiency services to customers.
The group employs about 60 thousand people.
100% of DTEK Group is owned by SCM Limited, with Rinat Akhmetov as the ultimate beneficiary.
