In January, DTEK Energy’s coal mining enterprises commissioned the first two new longwalls this year, the energy holding said in a press release on Wednesday.
“We have to think not only about this heating season, but also prepare for the summer consumption peaks and the next winter. We are working as a team – power engineers, miners and machine builders. We are already commissioning coal longwalls to ensure a stable supply of resources for our TPPs,” said DTEK Energy CEO Oleksandr Fomenko.
In 2024, the company’s investments in Ukrainian coal mining amounted to UAH 7.5 billion. These funds were spent on the construction and repair of capital mine workings, completion of coal faces, equipping mines with tunneling equipment, underground mine transport and projects to maintain production facilities.
As reported, DTEK Energy’s machine builders manufactured and repaired almost 1.1 thousand units of mining equipment in 2024. The key products include 11 new roadheaders and shearers.
“DTEK Energy provides a closed cycle of electricity generation from coal. As of January 2022, the company’s installed capacity in thermal generation amounted to 13.3 GW. The company has established a full production cycle in coal mining: coal mining and enrichment, mechanical engineering, and maintenance of mine equipment.
Currently, most of DTEK Group’s thermal generation facilities have been destroyed as a result of Russian attacks.
“DTEK Energy has put into operation all 26 coal longwalls planned for this year, DTEK Energy CEO Ildar Saleev said on his Facebook page.
“I can state that thanks to their hard work, the miners have coped with this task this year. We produced as much as we planned. For this purpose, we invested about UAH 7 billion in Ukrainian coal mining during the year, which is almost twice as much as in 2022,” he wrote.
Saleyev also reminded that as part of the “additional airbag” formation, the company has contracted 280 thousand tons of imported thermal coal for the current heating season, and as of today, more than half of it has already been delivered from Poland – almost 150 thousand tons.
“We are not stopping there, because everyone has the same task – to continue to hold the energy front so that Ukrainians have electricity and heat,” summarized the CEO.
“DTEK Energy provides a closed cycle of electricity generation from coal. As of January 2022, the installed capacity of thermal power generation amounted to 13.3 GW. The company has established a full production cycle in coal mining: coal mining and enrichment, mechanical engineering and maintenance of mine equipment.
