In January-July 2025, DTEK Networks distribution system operators (DSOs) performed more than 57,000 repairs in 0.4 kV distribution networks without power outages, accounting for more than 60% of all work on this type of network.
“Since the beginning of 2025, DTEK Networks DSO specialists have carried out over 57,000 repairs using modern methods without disconnecting customers. This is 30% more than in the same period last year. We invest in training our energy specialists and modern equipment so that our customers receive quality service,” DTEK Networks reported, citing the company’s CEO Alina Bondarenko.
According to her, this technology is especially critical in the fall and winter, when the number of accidents can increase due to enemy actions and weather conditions.
“However, this technology will allow families to not notice how energy workers are repairing the networks,” Bondarenko added.
As explained by the company, the technology for working on power equipment and power lines without disconnecting customers is used in leading European countries, and from 2021 it will be gradually introduced in DTEK Networks.
According to the company, of the 57,400 repairs carried out from January to August this year on 0.4 kV networks (overhead power lines and metering cabinets) without power outages, 24,000 were carried out in the Odesa region, 23,800 repairs in the Dnipropetrovsk region, 6,900 in the Kyiv region, and 2,500 in the capital.
The training of power engineers to perform work without power outages lasts up to three months. It takes place at special training grounds. For safe work, DTEK Networks provides employees with protective clothing and special equipment: rubber gloves, helmets, dielectric mats, and other means.
In 2025, 448 employees mastered the technology of working on distribution networks, and in total, more than 1,700 DTEK Networks specialists can work using this method.
The company is gradually expanding the list of works that can be performed without disconnecting customers and plans to scale this approach in the future.
DTEK Networks develops its business in electricity distribution and power grid operation in Kyiv, Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, and Odesa regions. The operating holding’s distribution system operators serve 5.1 million households and 150,000 businesses.
